Nathan Andrews mother is terminally ill and cash strapped, but his family is very close and loves one another. Wealthy Robert Layton is a workaholic on the brink of losing his sweet family he unwittingly neglects. When Robert and Nathan cross paths on Christmas Eve, Nathan is collecting bottles and cans, so he can purchase an expensive pair of shoes for his mother. Seeing the closeness of the relationship that Nathan has with his family, Robert begins...

A collection of eight new or retold stories, illustrated by various artists, which feature such things as an ill reindeer, an elf who gets locked in the workshop, and a boy who cannot decide what he wants Santa Claus to bring.

With her parents gone on vacation, seventeen-year-old Lila Beckwith is ready to throw a killer Christmas party until her little brother Cooper and his best friend Tyler run away on a mission to save Santa from global warming. The only person who can help Lila find them before her parents get home is Tyler's older brother Beau, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend.