<P> In a small Massachusetts town , local optometrist and Christmas expert Steve Finch ( Matthew Broderick ) wants his kids to have a great Christmas , packed with Steve 's tried - and - true traditions such as using an Advent calendar , taking Christmas card pictures in matching sweaters , and getting a large tree . In the dead of night on December 1 , new neighbors move in across the street . Steve meets car salesman Buddy Hall ( Danny DeVito ) and his wife Tia ( Kristin Chenoweth ) the next morning when Buddy steals Steve 's paper . Later that day , Steve 's wife Kelly ( Kristin Davis ) and her daughter Madison ( Alia Shawkat ) and son Carter ( Dylan Blue ) go to the Hall house , where they meet their teenage twin daughters , Ashley ( Sabrina Aldridge ) and Emily ( Kelly Aldridge ) . Tia and Kelly immediately become friends , as do Ashley , Emily , and Madison . </P>
<P> In a small Massachusetts town , local optometrist and Christmas expert Steve Finch ( Matthew Broderick ) wants his kids to have a great Christmas , packed with Steve 's tried - and - true traditions such as using an Advent calendar , taking Christmas card pictures in matching sweaters , and getting a large tree . In the dead of night on December 1 , new neighbors move in across the street . Steve meets car salesman Buddy Hall ( Danny DeVito ) and his wife Tia ( Kristin Chenoweth ) the next morning when Buddy steals Steve 's paper . Later that day , Steve 's wife Kelly ( Kristin Davis ) and her daughter Madison ( Alia Shawkat ) and son Carter ( Dylan Blue ) go to the Hall house , where they meet their teenage twin daughters , Ashley ( Sabrina Aldridge ) and Emily ( Kelly Aldridge ) . Tia and Kelly immediately become friends , as do Ashley , Emily , and Madison . </P>
who plays the twins in deck the halls
who plays the twins in deck the halls
Sabrina Aldridge Kelly Aldridge
Sabrina Aldridge Kelly Aldridge