9-year-old Felicia (Jenna Boyd) wants only one thing for Christmas--a new mommy. When she writes a letter to Santa making her request, the word gets out to the local media, and TV reporter Mary Maloney (Cynthia Gibb) is sent to cover the story by spending Christmas with Felicia and her widowed father (John Schneider). During the course of the holiday, these three people are brought even closer together by the arrival of a mysterious stranger (Tom Bosley) who demonstrates the true magic of Christmas.