Carrie Watts dreams of escaping her cramped apartment in Houston and returning to simpler times in her beloved hometown of Bountiful, Texas. When at last her opportunity to slip away arrives, she sets out alone on a risky journey with her family in hot pursuit behind her.

This new play with music gives witness to the lives of ordinary Appalachians as they celebrate “the most wonderful time of the year.” These people and songs remind us what Christmas in the mountains is really all about.