Katharine Hepburn, Henry Winkler, Swoosie Kurtz, T.J. Lowther, and Tonea Stewart star in this heartwarming movie, originally premiering on NBC, based on a short story by Truman Capote. Eight-year-old Buddy has been living an idyllic existence in rural Alabama with his young-hearted cousin Sook. But all that is about to change when he's sent to New Orleans to spend Christmas with the father he barely knows. Though realizing his dad has some terrible problems to overcome, Buddy and his father take the first steps towards becoming a real family during this one Christmas they'll never forget.