In his cave high atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch can't stand the noisy Whos' clamorous Christmas Whobilation. Deep in his heart two-sizes-too-small, the Grinch hatches a sneaky scheme to stop Christmas from coming! With a Santy Claus disguise and his reluctant dog Max, the Grinch heads down to Whoville to snatch up every last toy, tree, tinsel and treat. But Cindy Lou who knows that even the Grinch must have some happiness hiding inside, and she helps him learn that the real spirit of Christmas is something too special to be stolen away.