Christmas is just around the corner. For the Sullivan family, however, the season is anything but jolly as they prepare for their first holiday following the loss of their wife and mother. But everything changes one winter night when an unexpected visitor arrives at the Sullivan's door seeking shelter and offering a much-needed gift: hope. A stray dog is the last thing Harry needs - with seven daughters to care for there is simply no room in his life for another mouth to feed. But despite his objections, the friendly Christmas canine offers a lifeline for one of the girls, providing reprieve from her grief. As Harry's sorrow-hardened heart begins to soften he learns a life-changing lesson; there is always room for the lost and lonely especially at Christmas time.