When Nick (Jesse Metcalfe), a career-focused investment banker, is fired from his high-powered firm at Christmastime, he takes a job at a Christmas tree lot owned by a warmhearted widower. There, he meets Julie (Autumn Reeser), an astronomy teacher who's always looked to the stars for hope. As the Christmas spirit washes over him and he begins falling for Julie the once self-centered Nick discovers the joy of helping others.