Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any chance of arriving in Los Angeles in time for Christmas with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he sells a story about a train ride taken during the Christmas season.

I don't have a lot to say about The Christmas Train, I had to slog through this for my book club. I really couldn't stand this book. It's so unbelivably stupid, and there is no plot what so ever, or at least not a decent one.