While still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King visits her brother Aaron Davis and his children for Christmas. Ellie does her best to enjoy the holidays, even making new friends with Mrs. Thompson, a local shop keeper, and handsome admirer Deputy Strode. Settling in nicely with her brother's family, Ellie also meets Erik, a young man abandoned by his outlaw father whom Aaron has taken in as one of his own. When...

Dasher is so excited for Christmas that she sneaks off to a nearby city and watches the festivities, but she wanders far enough that she loses sight of the North Star and needs the kindness of a stranger to find her way home.