Christmas troll: Angry that his parents will not let him open a present on Christmas Eve, Andrew takes his little sister into the woods behind their house, intending to run away, but instead they meet up with an unexpected gift that helps Andrew understand the real meaning of giving and receiving.Christmas child: A Chicago journalist finds himself in a small Texas town on Christmas Eve. On a lonely quest, he encounters old faces and new facts--a hand carved manger, a father's guilt, a young girl's faith. This trip into the past holds the key to his future--and the way home.