Ten-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory will send him straight to a retirement home.

这部暖心、有趣又感人的影片根据真人真事改编，凯文·哈特在剧中饰演的鳏夫在痛失爱妻后承担起一项艰巨任务：当个父亲。