Released from jail after a term basically served instead of friends he refused to rat out, Charles 'Skip' Cuddy is grateful his gentleman instinct gets him a job with living quarters as handyman on a semi-destitute estate Blessings. Working hard, he wins further confidence from the owner, bitter widow Lydia Blessing, unlike her in-living bitch nurse Jennifer. When a baby is left at the state, Skip takes it in and secretly cares for it. Lydia eventually finds out but sides with him, feeling robbed of grandchildren by her careerist only daughter Meredith. Then Skip's past comes knocking, and the baby's birth parents.

Ian and his sister Stephy haven't always had much to look forward to on Christmas. One way or another, they always get stuck with grumpy old Grandpa for the holidays. Ian knows that this Christmas will be different. When Ian and Stephy get invited to a big Christmas party, they set out to discover what Christmas is really about. Along the way they will meet many interesting characters, including a very helpful angel, a kind old saint, and a very special little baby. Before the night is over, Ian and Stephy will learn that Christmas isn't about how much they can get, but how much they can give. They learn that the most important and meaningful gifts come from within, and the gifts from within are gifts from God.