Plot

A gift of music transports people back to another time and place where they find their truest feelings.

Clothes designer Kristin Parson/Lacey Chabert is not having the success in LA, she dreamed of when graduating high school. She packs her and her daughter's things in the car and take a two-day ride north east to the small town, she grew up in. Her daughter Emily, 9, is not at all happy about moving nor is Kristin. Her aunt Sarah, who runs a diner, helps Kristin get settled. Emily gets her mom's old room. Kristin manages to get Emily a late audition for the school's Christmas show, in part because the single music teacher, Danny Collier, had a crush on Kristin back in high school. He helps Emily with her singing and writing her own song for the school show etc. Emily stops missing LA as does Kristin.—Scott Filtenborg

Kristin, a beautiful, stylish divorcee who is a talented clothing designer and her young daughter. Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents' former home. It's an adjustment for Kristin and Emily - especially when she runs into her former high school rival Melissa (Mariah Carey). Melissa is president of the PTA and tries to make Kristen feel as unwelcome as possible. Kristen and Emily struggle to find their new normal with the help of the music teacher Danny and Kristin's Aunt Sarah, the local coffee shop owner. With a little holiday magic and music, Kristin and Emily find that home is where the heart is.