One Magic Christmas

Saint Nicholas assigns Gideon to restore the Christmas spirit of Ginnie Grainger. Gideon's mission is to bring hope and warmth back to a family on the brink. This celestial intervention sets the sequence of magical events in motion.

Abbie encounters Gideon on the street as she mails a letter to Santa. He asks her to have her mother mail it instead and protects Abbie from a speeding car. Abbie eventually hands the letter to her mother, who refuses to mail it.

Gideon visits Abbie again and warns that bad things are coming, but she should not be afraid. He 'accidentally' drops and shatters Abbie's snow globe, then magically restores it. Around this, all the Christmas lights on the street turn off.

Ginnie urges Jack to find a steady job instead of opening a bike shop, fearing it would drain savings. Frustrated by the uncertainty, Jack leaves the house to clear his head and think things over.

Abbie visits Ginnie at the grocery store and tells her Jack is headed to the bank to withdraw savings. Ginnie leaves to stop him and, in doing so, is fired by her boss for leaving her shift.

Harry the bank robber shoots and kills Jack during the confrontation, then flees in Jack's car with Cal and Abbie inside. Ginnie chases after them in Harry's car but runs out of gas. Harry's car skids and crashes into a river, ending the immediate danger for the family.

Grief-stricken, Ginnie believes she has lost her husband and children. Gideon intervenes to rescue Cal and Abbie, and the police bring them home to the anxious mother.

Abbie goes to the town's Christmas tree to beg Gideon to bring back her father. He explains that Santa can't fix what has happened. Gideon suggests that Santa's help may not be enough, setting up a path toward the North Pole journey.

Gideon takes Abbie to the North Pole to see Santa, who admits he cannot fix the tragedy or mend her mother's heartbreak. Santa shows Abbie his workshop, a factory run by Christmas angels, and retrieves a letter Ginnie sent in childhood.

Back home, Abbie hands the letter to her mother. Reading it makes Ginnie realize that the true spirit of Christmas is gratitude for what she has. She mails Abbie's letter, and the street lights return as Jack appears walking through the neighborhood.

The next day, Ginnie's boss gives her the day off so she can spend time with her family. At the gas station, she buys Harry's camp stove, which helps him avoid robbing the bank and keeps the family safer.

That evening, Ginnie attends the village tree lighting and joins in singing. The family celebrates Christmas at Caleb's, and she writes a cheque to Jack for the bike shop as a Christmas gift. Santa visits downstairs and wishes her a Merry Christmas before fading into the night.