Christmas is disappearing. Archangels Michael and Gabriel examine the Book of Fate for clues. They discover that Balthazar, the third wise man, never arrived at Bethlehem, and that fact has changed history somehow. Gabriel decides to travel back in time to find him, and discover why. God suggests that he take someone with him: a skinny, whiny, choirboy named Davey Hart.
It is Christmas Eve, 1970. At his bedside, 12 year-old Davey Hart makes an impulsive wish, and has no idea that now his life is about to change forever...