Viewers interested in modern Crime cinema often explore L'Étrange Nuit de Noël because of its cast, story direction, and audience popularity.
Taking advantage of their uncle's absence, André and Raymond Rafet organize a New Year's Eve party at his house. The uncle returns unexpectedly, disturbs the party, threatens his nephews to disinherit them and then locks himself in his office. A few minutes later, he is found dead, poisoned.