A young carpenter starts a new life in a small New England town where he makes toys for an unscrupulous boss. He meets a single mother and helps her sons' gang, The Airlords, build Buck Rogers spaceship looking sleds to race. They expose the boss's sham and on December 24th he delivers toys to every child so they can "feel fortunate, even if it's for just one day". Along the way he earns the love of the single mother and her sons.