Despite her impoverished status, Young is determined to give her husband a Christmas gift. She Young decides to sell her beautiful hair to buy a watch fob for her husband’s beloved watch. When he comes home, he is saddened and surprised to see her beautiful hair missing. He offers her his gift: bejeweled combs that she no longer needs. She offers gift to him. He looks at her and admits that he has sold his watch to buy her the combs. The two are overcome with love as they realize they have sacrificed their most prized possessions for one another.