Jac lives in the small village of Bethlehem with his grandfather, but Christmas has been cancelled in the household this year. So, when an angel bursts out of his mother's advent calendar, and offers him a wish, it looks as if the tide is turning. His wish? To play Mary in the school's Christmas show.But when Christmas starts to disappear around him, and the Heron family destroys his plans, Jac makes a discovery that will change his world - and Christmas - forever.