Laura and her family are driving to their holiday cottage when their car gets stuck in a snowstorm. The four of them are offered shelter by an old man, who lets them stay in his barn at the edge of the forest. At the moment when Laura most needs her star he suddenly appears, making a magic winter spectacle from thousands of ice stars. And now that they are in the mood for miracles Laura and her little brother Tommy also find an answer to the burning question of who the real Father Christmas is. Accompanied by the old man - they firmly believe in him now, and he is Father Christmas for them - and of course Laura's star, they set off on Christmas Eve, in a sledge that takes them over the forest and over the big city. And Laura and Tommy, who has by now forgotten all the silly presents he wished for, give gifts of crystal ice stars …
