Long before Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer was born, there came a Christmas with a snow storm so severe that not even Santa's strongest reindeer could fly through the swirling ice and snow.

That same Christmas, Cora and her family were waiting for her father to come home with badly needed supplies of food for the family and for the animals.

Would Cora's father make it home? Would Santa be able to deliver Christmas gifts to the children?