The true story of how a handful of American GIs in WWII, including Richard Brookins who became know as the American St. Nick, brought Christmas to a small town in Belgium and unknowingly created a holiday tradition.
By the time Saint Nicholas gets to Cecile's house on Saint Nicholas Eve he is out of presents, but she remembers the wonderful chocolate boat in the nearby candy shop.
When two children appeal to Saint Nicholas to free their village from the heavy snow that is keeping everyone inside, he sends instead a mysterious parcel.