With his own tree and a Clifford-size stocking hanging on the door, Clifford seems ready for Christmas, but he is not prepared for Santa sliding down the chimney and falling into his stocking.
Clifford goes to the city to visit his brother, Nero, who lives in a firehouse. When the siren blows, Clifford goes to the fire and helps. He becomes an honorary fire rescue dog.
The Big Red Dog delights little readers with a brand new holiday adventure inwhich Clifford and Emily Elizabeth discover how much they have to be thankfulfor on Thanksgiving Day.
Clifford saves the day when he accompanies the class on a field trip; and, Clifford and his motley pack of neighborhood dogs wreck a bulldozer, crane, and pipeline when they play near a construction site.
Emily Elizabeth tells about Clifford's first Valentine's Day when he was still a tiny puppy. Clifford goes to the post office with Emily Elizabeth to mail valentines and gets lost in the carts full of letters.
When Emily Elizabeth goes to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a sleepover, she thinks she is leaving her small red puppy behind. So there are lots of surprises in store when Clifford sneaks into her suitcase.
Cleo and Clifford cannot resist jumping into the pile of leaves they helped T-Bone gather, but the leaves scatter and they try to get them all back before T-Bone returns.