Following the story of the song “Silent Night” from its creation in the early 19th century to the staple of Christmas Festivities

Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim’s innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life – and love.

Unlucky in love, strangled at work, and tormented at home, Joel Slater is desperately searching for a way to juggle his life. But sometimes, the secret to happiness begins with letting go.