Foster kids stay at homes near Christmas after orphanage fire

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

A nightmarish creature stalks a naughty child on Christmas Eve.

A good-natured homeless man and an ill-tempered student become good friends.

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

An orphan boy who is constantly being transferred from home to home, makes a wish to stay with his current foster parents. But on the Eve of Christmas, he may have to leave once again.

The residents of Hope, NY come to the aid of displaced foster children after St. Jerome's Home for Children has a fire right before Christmas, and many families find the foster children complete their homes.

Christmas is here and 2 orphan girls are left rejected and without a family. Their only wish is for parents and now they are the only two remaining at the children's home. They will be joined by a new troubled child for the holidays that will bring more naughty than nice to the home. The director of the children's home decides to cheer them up with a visit to a farm.

A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support.

Three generations of the Fairway family ensure the Christmas season has the opportunity to be about Christ through their involvement in foster care, adoption, retirement community, and homeless ministry.