I'm a sucker for Christmas movies (the good ones). This is a simple story, but it grabbed me. I grew up quite poor and Christmas wasn't always the greatest time of the year. We faced problems with money and living conditions. Of course, nothing to compare to this family. With a very ill wife, the father sends his daughter out to the churchyard to beg. The people are mean spirited and push her away. When she goes to the bakers, she is thrown out. The only person who is willing to help her is a poor man who cleans the streets. She nearly dies until there is a kind of divine intervention. Yes it's simplistic but effective. The version I watched also had a really interesting piece of music superimposed. It was so haunting.