Debbie Macomber's: Trading Christmas

Emily (Faith Ford) misses her daughter Heather (Emma Lahana), who is attending college in Boston. Since her father died, Heather is sensitive to her mom’s dependence on long-standing holiday traditions. This Christmas, Heather has planned a trip to Phoenix with her boyfriend, but tells her mother she is staying on campus to study. After Emily arranges a house-swap with Charles (Tom Cavanagh), an English professor from Boston who wants Washington State’s solitude in order to finish his novel, Emily hops on a flight to Boston to surprise Heather for Christmas. Unaware of the house swap, Emily’s best friend, Faith (Gabrielle Miller) walks in on Charles at Emily’s house and in Boston, Ray, Charles’ brother (Gil Bellows) responds to a 911 call only to find Emily at Charles’ condo. Will Christmas travel calamities lead to cross-country romances? Or have there been one too many surprises already?

A Cambridge, Emily se retrouve seule pendant les vacances de Noël, sa fille étant partie avec son compagnon en Floride. Sur Internet, elle fait la connaissance de Charles, un écrivain originaire de Boston, qui cherche un endroit tranquille pour terminer la rédaction de son ouvrage. Tous deux décident d'échanger leur appartement. A Cambridge, Charles ne supporte pas l'enthousiasme suscité par la préparation des fêtes de Noël, période qui lui rappelle le départ de la femme qu'il aimait. Un jour, il rencontre Faith, une amie d'Emily. De son côté, à Boston, Emily croise Ray...