The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from the mob, and a harried political speech writer visiting with his estranged wife and son. Their lives are inexorably changed by their experience of playing Santa Claus.

生长在母亲精心呵护下的失明青年多纳德，为了自由和理想毅然离家独立生活。 蝴蝶是自由的邻居吉欧是个生性活泼开朗，又对爱情，婚姻缺乏信心与责任的姑娘。两个年轻人的邂逅，敞开心扉的交往，使他们迅速坠入了爱河。多纳德母亲的突然到来，对儿子选择的难以理解和接受，激化了两代人之间的矛盾和冲突。自由及爱恋都受到了挑战。是在信念的坚持中，在真情的感召下，他们共同地战胜着自我，去勇敢地面对生活。