Takes place in the background of "A Hearth's Warming Tail". Apple Bloom tries to comfort Diamond Tiara when her parents don't show up for the Hearth's Warming Eve party at Twilight's castle. Before long, the two friends start to talk about family.
Twilight Sparkle is fast approaching her first Hearth's Warming with all of her wonderful new friends, but when she receives an invitation from both groups, she tries to bring them together... and becomes the prize in a brand new Friendship Games.
Donut Joe keeps his store open on Hearth’s Warming Eve. And why not? He doesn’t have anywhere else to be, and neither do the tired, bitter ponies who find their way inside. But the Eve is young, and strange things lie ahead...
Spike’s attempt at getting a kiss from Rarity with a sprig of mistletoe backfires when he gets kissed by Sweetie Belle instead. Meanwhile, Rarity thinks Twilight set it up to try and win a kiss from one of their friends. Where did it all go wrong?
You know that feeling? You know, the feeling that you've forgotten something important? It is 10:32 p.m. on Hearth's Warming Eve, and Twilight just got that feeling...
On Hearth’s Warming Eve, Pumpernickel discovers one of the truly unique responsibilities of the Night Guard as he escorts a certain jolly fat reindeer on a whirlwind tour of Equestria.
Sunset, having just finished the last day of school, is prepared to spend another Christmas alone. However, as she exits Canterlot High, she's greeted by a familiar face. One who comes bearing the most important gift Sunset might ever receive.
In the wake of a scandal that left everyone convinced she'd gone back to her old ways, Sunset Shimmer wonders if she has anything to celebrate this holiday season.
When Applebloom gets terribly sick, Applejack must take a job as a clerk for a man named Ebenezer Scrooge. When Applebloom takes a turn for the worst, Sunset Shimmer gets the group together to and teach Scrooge the true meaning of Christmas and life.
Just weeks before Christmas, Sunset Shimmer witnesses a falling out between the former sirens. She rallies her friends in the hopes of giving the Dazzlings a Christmas they won't soon forget.
Can Nyx find acceptance with her extended family during Hearth's Warming, or will she find the holiday hymns are filled with nothing but hollow promises?