Only a few days remain until Christmas when that strange letter with the foreign stamps and many postmarks reaches the Mauskowski family. The letter is from Aunt Josefine, who went to America many years ago and became a famous pipe player there. Now she wants to visit her family for Christmas. But how can they possibly please this famous aunt when they are so poor? Siblings Kaspar and Felice decide to ask others for help. After all, Christmas is a time for being there for one another - a beautiful Christmas story set in the enchanting atmosphere of earlier times.