Vera Parks (Melissa Gilbert), an overly intense and demanding Broadway director gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice but to take a gig directing a small town Christmas pageant . Stunned at how basic the production is, Vera attempts to back out, but is convinced by some of the locals to give their town a chance. When Vera discovers her former fiance' Jack (Robert Mailhouse) recommended her for the job, she is outraged. But over time Vera grows close to both Jack and his young daughter (Wynn).
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