Melissa Sindon

On Christmas Eve, Grandpa Billy tells his granddaughter a beautiful Christmas love story of how he courted Grandma Elizabeth. In order to prove his everlasting love to Elizabeth, the young Billy had to accomplish a different task each day during the twelve days of Christmas.

Our tale begins with poor toy maker Samuel Claus setting off in search of a new life. However, he finds himself in a peculiar forest from which he cannot escape. It takes only a touch of fairy magic before he is making toys again.

Dorothy has a grand adventure in Weatherland with her brother Peter and Scratcher the dog. Helped by Jack Frost and the bumbling odd job man, they have to outwit the dreaded thunder and lightening twins and the storm demons in their quest to meet the weather wizards.

One Silent Night, a snowman is magically brought to life by an ice fairy. Wandering the town scared and alone, the snowman meets the friendly Rachel who helps him find his singing voice whereupon the town learns to love him.

King Wenceslas brings food to the poor with the help of his uptight page, Stefan. As they go, flashbacks to King Wenceslas' childhood answer that age old question - how did King Wenceslas get to be so good?

It's from here that a journey started that has brought a lot of joy and happiness to the world. Times were hard for the old toymaker Samuel Claus. This is the story of how that toymaker became Santa Claus and his first Christmas.