A high-strung, self-absorbed young girl named Debbie opens a magic book, sucking her, a stuffed dog, and her doll
Miss Muffet into the realm of Tattertown, a
Fleischeresque world where discarded items come to life. Miss Muffet rejoices at her newfound sentience and freedom until Debbie attempts to reassert her dominance. Muffet runs off and transforms herself into
Muffet the Merciless, set on conquering Tattertown. Sidney the Spider, a villain who had previously made failed attempts at conquering Tattertown, takes Muffet to the "Deadster Zone", the home of "unsavory characters" such as war toys and weapons, to recruit the denizens into her army. A homesick Debbie decides to introduce the concept of
Christmas to Tattertown, where no one has ever heard of the holiday. She recruits Mr. Tannenbaum, a stereotypically Jewish evergreen merchant, to serve as the
Christmas tree. When Muffet learns of Debbie's plans, she
flashes back to past trauma of rough handling during the Christmas season and vows to stop Debbie's efforts. She decides to launch an
airstrike on Tattertown disguised as
Santa Claus, with Sidney as all eight
reindeer, but when the real Santa flies over Tattertown, the air fleet crashes into itself, creating a
fireworks display that impresses Santa and the town. Frustrated that the Tattertown residents' idea of Christmas doesn't match her view of it, Debbie plays the original recording of
Bing Crosby's "
White Christmas" as a last resort. Tattertown is overcome by love and compassion, all except an enraged Muffet, who lands in jail. While the residents did consider "White Christmas" to be a beautiful song, it is never resolved whether anyone ever grasped the true meaning of Christmas. ==History==