Walnut Grove residents are thrilled that the railroad will pass their small town, bringing career opportunities along - until they learn struggling farmers will be forced off their land as a result.
Sarah's strong-willed publisher father tries to persuade the Carters to move to New York and exerts a maleficent influence on Sarah's little country weekly.
Anne Heche stars as a recently-divorced mom who wants her two kids' first Christmas without dad to be perfect. An entertaining but unfortunate series of Christmas Eve mishaps ensures that won't happen.