故事背景是十九世纪的瑞士阿尔卑斯山脉，一个小孤女海蒂被送去与隐世而居的祖父同住，当时祖父正因儿子离开他而感内心痛苦，可爱的海蒂很快就溶解了老人家冷酷的外表。不料邪恶的阿姨偷偷把海蒂带走，卖去给有钱人家当仆人。主人有个生病的女儿，她在海蒂的安慰和鼓舞下重新振作起来，爷爷也在千辛万苦之下终于跟孙女团圆。

In a temper, Meg, a cynical, overworked TV executive, rants about how the movies she produces lie, making you think dreams can come true, and tries to smash her favorite snow globe. Instead, it hits her on the head and knocks her out. When she comes to, she finds herself magically transported to a perfect snow-covered town like the one in her globe, married to a handsome woodworker and mother to two young children.

当一名年轻女子的侄女和侄子在其妹妹再次服药过量住院后受到寄养的威胁时，她和他们一起逃离，直到他们在圣诞节前夕降落在寂静的伯利恒镇，一系列的善行和巧合给了三人一个幸福的机会。

Because she believes she is standing in the way of her parents' happiness, seven-year-old Sarah runs away from home. But the world is too big for the little girl and treacherous and insidious dangers are lurking everywhere. But luckily Sarah has her snow globe, a gift from her father, and his promise that whenever the moon rises in the sky, round and yellow and fat as a grapefruit, something quite wonderful will happen. Because inside the snow globe live two fairy tale characters.

Two people who decide to hook-up for the first time distract themselves with comforting conversation.