Juleønsket is about 12-year-old Julie to whom Christmas is very important. Especially Christmas Eve. When she finds out that not all of her family members will be there on Christmas, she makes a wish. A wish so strong that it reaches the Angels.

Rasmus defends his Ph.D in Danish literature entitled "The Romantic Idiot", but with his special qualifications there are not many jobs around. To reduce his study loan he settles for a temporary teaching job at an adult education programme in the provincial town of Korsør. Here, Rasmus meets a complex group of people and takes part in their lives. He falls dramatically in love with one of his pupils, Signe, who dreams of having a child with her partner, Camilla. Playing the role of a romantic idiot in Korsør just isn't plain sailing for Rasmus.

Lifelong friends Niels, Thomas, and Andrew go on a breathtaking journey to get to a eventful baptism party