A broken hearted man is sentenced to death for the murder of a storekeeper.

Three girls who live at a boarding school discover an old fireplace. The youngest of the three, Sammy, is told an old story by the older two about "The Lady in the Walls." What started off as "just a prank" went further than what these three girls wanted to go.

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

A struggling writer and his engaged buddy hit the road for California wine country.