For Jesse Connor, Christmas is nothing but a series of bad memories. It takes a man imbued with the spirit of Christmas to help him realize that the Christmas spirit lies in everyone—if they only know where to look. For photographer Jesse Connor, Christmas lost it's shine when last Christmas, Jesse's lover, the man he thought had been the one, absconded with millions of dollars from the company he traded for. The FBI landed on Jesse's doorstep on Christmas Eve, and that was the nail in the proverbial Christmas coffin. Now, alone in the city, facing another Christmas with nothing more than apathy, he's offered a chance to see Christmas in a different light. Can the residents of Eden Vale, and in particular the son of the hotel owner, Gabriel, show him that he can start again and that Christmas and love can live inside everyone, despite hurtful pasts?