When feet-on-the-ground entertainment writer Alli Blakeman is assigned a story covering the anniversary of a classic Christmas movie in the small town where it was filmed, she agrees on the condition that it could lead to an opportunity to join the news division where she believes she belongs. Things start to change, however, when she meets a local theater owner and handsome cinephile. Together they unravel the mysterious origins of the movie's signature song and Alli learns that movie magic isn't always just on-screen.