In the organizer's words:

Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is the youngest television boss in America. He is career-driven and emotionally cold. All that counts for him are ratings - and he wants to take them to the extreme at Christmas. He is planning a blood and action horror show like no other. Viewers will be totally thrilled, the ratings technocrat speculates. Income from advertising will quickly reach astronomical levels. But before he can present his '''' Christmas present'''', something extraordinary happens: a former acquaintance who has been dead for seven years suddenly appears in his office. The ghost announces a visit from three other spirits. Not a pleasant visit for Frank, because these three have a spooky radical cure in store for the egotistical misanthrope Frank...