Susan and Tom Chandler are deeply in love and looking forward to the holidays with their eight-year-old son, Jonathan. But driving home with their Christmas tree, the family is involved in a car accident. Recovering in the hospital, Susan sees Tom sitting in her room watching over her, at the same time her best friend, Michelle, explains to her that Tom died in the crash. A year later, as Christmas approaches again, Susan and Jonathan still have great difficulty dealing with Tom's untimely death...