<p>Julia Dowling has an unexpected visitor who intends to escort her off to the afterlife. Infusing comedy into the classic <em>Death Takes a Holiday</em>, <em>The Christmas Spirit</em> is set in contemporary Long Island. Julia persuades Death to give her one more day to enjoy Christmas and invites him to be her guest at a festive party. The next day the house fills with bickering relatives, friends, the local priest...and Death, masquerading as a human, singing carols and dr