The flames of memory always seem to glow a little brighter during the holidays. Perhaps that’s why this time of year is so difficult for airline heiress Ivy Macintosh, as she faces thoughts of yet another festive season alone. Since the plane crash that claimed the lives of her husband and two children eight years ago, she’s been submerged in grief.
When eleven-year-old Holly Greenwood knocks on her door, lost and frightened after a forbidden visit to her singing teacher, Ivy’s self-imposed exile is shattered. Holly has an extraordinary voice, and wants nothing more than to perform in an upcoming Christmas musical. Holly’s father, Daniel, doesn’t allow music in their home, refusing to give a good reason why, yet Ivy is drawn to the warmth she senses beneath his gruff exterior. As Christmas nears, their shared concern for Holly begins to draw Ivy back into the world again . . . and toward a family who may need her just as much as she needs them . . .
When eleven-year-old Holly Greenwood knocks on her door, lost and frightened after a forbidden visit to her singing teacher, Ivy’s self-imposed exile is shattered. Holly has an extraordinary voice, and wants nothing more than to perform in an upcoming Christmas musical. Holly’s father, Daniel, doesn’t allow music in their home, refusing to give a good reason why, yet Ivy is drawn to the warmth she senses beneath his gruff exterior. As Christmas nears, their shared concern for Holly begins to draw Ivy back into the world again . . . and toward a family who may need her just as much as she needs them . . .
佳節期間，往日的回憶有如烈焰般在心中變得更明亮清晰。也是在這時節，空姐艾薇．麥金塔才會特別感到佳節難熬。八年前，丈夫跟兩個孩子在飛機事故中罹難，艾薇自此陷入悲傷不可自拔。
荷莉．格林伍德被爸爸禁止去拜訪音樂老師，十一歲的她在震驚失落後走去敲響鄰居艾薇家的大門，打破了艾薇長久避世而自我放逐的生活。荷莉有一副好嗓子，她很希望能在即將到來的聖誕音樂會裡表演，但是她爸爸丹尼爾卻不允許家裡聽到任何音樂也不願講明原因。然而，鄰居艾薇卻察覺到隱藏在丹尼爾冷酷外表底下柔軟的一面，她因而深深受到吸引。聖誕節快到了，他們倆人對荷莉的關心，讓艾薇漸漸走出自我回到現實世界，走入與她互相需要彼此的格林伍德家。