A mother and her young daughter flee the clutches of her abusive millionaire husband who is intent on keeping her by any means, and even sends a man to her hotel dressed as Santa during Christmas.

Two friends decide to recreate the Santa Claus legend on Mars—with a few twists.

A wealthy man in Chicago suddenly learns about the untimely death of a poor woman he'd been dating. Confronted with her child, whom he'd begun to develop a bond with, he must determine to what extent he will allow his greed to overcome his compassion.

Around the holiday season, a mother takes her children and leaves her deadbeat husband to move into the mountains, all the while trying to find a good father figure for her kids.

A money-loving-seven-year-old travels to his grandpa's house with his family, only to unknowingly become involved in the crooked business of his uncle.

When an impoverished man shows up to a wealthy woman's door in dire need of help, she gives him ten dollars and tries to send him on his way. The man insists that he return the next day to thank her husband for the money, but she isn't quite sure if things are as they seem.

An elderly storeowner's quiet life is interrupted by a visit from a poor young man looking to sell a valuable item, which he claims has the power to bring happiness in desperate times.

A poor man stows away on a train. While riding, another man joins and claims to be carrying a large amount of money. Despite his jealously, the poor man decides to help this strange man freeload on the train.

When a customer visits a pudding store during the Christmas season, he learns of an older man who only samples the flavors and never buys anything. The customer tries to act charitably when he meets the older man.

A poor, elderly Louisiana man confronts his responsibility to his grandchildren, his mistakes with their parents, and his own past when a cruel word on the street catches him off guard.