Seven short stories about the spirit of Christmas, from a little girl who wants a most special gift;a family of her own,to a little boy who also has a special wish;his parents getting back together/not getting a divorce,to a special locket that goes missing after a little girl,whose grandmother gave it to her for Christmas,one year,dies,to a family who gets into an accident during a Christmas Eve snowstorm and just barely survives when they reach a motel that may,or may not be owned by "the Jolly Old Elf"