The last person young Josh expects to visit him on Christmas Eve is an orphaned shepherd boy who mysteriously appears in his bedroom. He tells Josh about the best story ever-the very first Christmas The young shepherd weaves a fascinating story about the glory of the angels who announced Jesus' birth and the poor shepherds who went to find the Savior in a cave-like stable. However, the wondrous story of Christmas dissolves the next morning when Josh finds himself hopelessly lost in a blizzard. Amazingly, a little plastic dinosaur, the only present Josh got last year for Christmas, helps rescue him.