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conversations.value: What is a plot for a book about Lisa, Quentin, Joe entitled This Christmas?
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conversations.value: This Christmas (film): Shirley Ann "Ma\'Dere" Whitfield greets her boyfriend Joe when he wakes up.\nLisa, her husband Malcolm and their two kids are about to leave, and Michael "Baby" Whitfield gets a digital camera from Joe when Ma\'Dere confronts him about this.\nQuentin plays a saxophone at a local bar; after being followed he retreats to the bar.\nLisa, Kelli, and Claude come to Ma\'Dere\'s house for the Christmas holiday.\nMelanie "Mel" shows up with her boyfriend Devan.\nDuring dinner, Malcolm asks how he feels about "attending an all-black college".\nMelanie and Devan say that they both have the same major.\nLisa suggests they should give up the dry-cleaners business, which leads to an argument between Lisa and Kelli.\nAfter Quentin arrives, he talks to his family at the dinner table; when he sees Joe he starts to make rude remarks towards him.\nIn the kitchen, Mel informs Devan about Ma\'Dere\'s ex-husband Senior; they kiss and eventually make out.\nQuentin finds Joe and threatens him again.\nWhen Joe leaves, he plays the piano in the garage.\nClaude attempts to sneak off to a club, causing everyone to come with him.\nWhen Baby sings Try a Little Tenderness at a club, the family is astonished when they find out he can sing.\nKelli and Gerald meet and have an instant attraction.\nEventually, Claude loses his temper with a couple of guys who attempted to hit on Sandi and pulls his gun out at the club, causing them to leave.\nAt the house, Baby convinces his siblings to keep it a secret, until he informs Ma\'Dere about his talent for singing.\nThe next day, all the guys look for a Christmas tree.\nLater on, Kelli, Lisa, and Mel are wrapping presents, when Kelli confesses that she slept with Gerald.\nAt the airport, Malcolm has to leave because of his "job" and Lisa asks him why he has to leave so soon.\nIn response, he tells Lisa everything will work out and Lisa feels depressed when Malcolm says they\'re "partners".\nLisa comes home with Mo and Dude, who attempts to beat Quentin, until he tells them that a police car is nearby.\nClaude is arrested and Lisa and Quentin goes to the station to fix the situation.\nLisa explains to Quentin why they have to sell the dry cleaners.\nMa\'Dere scolds the family, for not cooking dinner or getting prepared for Christmas.\nWhen Lisa and Quentin return, they tell everyone that Claude is AWOL and the family is shocked when they meet Claude\'s newly wed, Sandi.\nMo and Dude meet Ma\'Dere, resulting in Quentin acting nonchalant.\nSandi tells Mel why Claude is AWOL and eventually admits that she is pregnant.\nMeanwhile, Quentin confronts Ma\'Dere about her relationship with Joe and why no one told him that she and Senior were divorced.\nOutside, Kelli talks to Lisa about the events that took place, and Lisa also tells her that even though she didn\'t get a college degree, someone had to help their mom with the dry-cleaning business when she went to Harvard.\nKelli admits that Malcolm is cheating on her and Lisa confesses that she already knew about it.\nKelli says that \'sharing her man with a another woman is pathetic\', leading to a fight between Lisa and Kelli in the rain.\nWhen Mel breaks up the fight, Mel tells Kelli about Sandi\'s pregnancy and that Claude doesn\'t know about it.\nIn the meantime, Lisa angrily damages Malcolm\'s car when she manages to let it fall off a cliff.\nThat night, Gerald spends the night with Kelli.\nBaby gives Quentin a scrapbook of Christmas pictures before he leaves.\nBaby confesses to Ma\'Dere that he has a singing talent but she refuses to listen.\nQuentin goes to the train station but he is ambushed by Mo and Dude; Joe shows up to defend him.\nKelli asks Gerald to come visit her in New York.\nLisa persuades Malcolm to take a shower, then she confronts Malcolm about cheating on her and beats him repeatedly with a belt, and they reluctantly divorce.\nAt church, Baby sings "This Christmas" and Claude shows up at the church after being released.\nAfter the church service, Quentin returns and reconciles with Joe and his family.\nThe cast members are seen dancing to the song Got to Give It Up (via a Soul Train line) before the end-credits roll.