The Christmas Queens of North Pole, Vermont, Trish and Diana, have won the Best Holiday House decorating competition every year for the past nine years. But days before Christmas, a friendship-ending argument sparks a town-wide feud and draws the attention of a national magazine writer hoping to make a name for herself with her scintillating expose.
After Molly dies, her husband and three young daughters struggle to face their first Christmas without her. But eight-year-old Emily is convinced her mother will come and visit her at Christmas.
Within the confines of an extensive underground Machine, a curious mechanic encounters a stranger from the surface. Defying the strict obedience to the Machine, he is driven to learn more about this outsider.
A father's ice sculpture of a princess magically comes to life, causing unexpected disruptions in the lives of those she meets.