The heart-warming and touching tale (narrated by Kate Winslet) tells how eight-year-old Henry’s efforts to spread Christmas cheer bring much-needed joy into the life of a lonely old lady.
Henry is a young boy who loves everything about Christmas and can’t wait to post his letter to Santa up the chimney. But cranky neighbour Miss Broom wants nothing to do with the festivities. Henry tries all sorts of ways to decorate her gloomy house, even going so far as to sneak down her chimney – where he dislodges a charred and tatty old letter.
It turns out to be from a very young and lonely Miss Broom to Santa Claus asking for a friend to play with. Henry realises that Santa never received the letter, so Miss Broom never got a friend. Believing that it’s not too late for Miss Broom to discover the magic of Christmas, Henry sets out to put things right…