When Dorcas and Emma each want to give Laura the same gift for Christmas, an old family wound is opened up and Laura finds herself torn between two mothers. As the inhabitants of Lark Rise and Candleford prepare for the festivities, loyalties are tested and, amid the gift-giving and carol-singing, tensions are building. However, the arrival of a ragged, barefooted young woman, who goes by the name of Cinderella Doe, introduces a note of Christmas mystery. Dorcas also receives a Christmas letter from Sir Timothy.
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故事发作在19世纪末一座位于牛津郡的小小村庄里，劳拉（奥莉薇娅·哈琳安 Olivia Hallinan 饰）的母亲行将临盆，为了给重生儿挪中央，家人们决议将劳拉送到隔壁镇的邮局任务，由寓居在那里的表姐道卡斯（茱莉亚·萨瓦哈 Julia Sawalha 饰）照顾，初来乍到的劳拉由于洋气的打扮和外向的特性，在新环境里处处遭到排斥，好在温顺的道卡斯不断都坚决的支持着她，
邮局昂贵的邮寄费用让小镇居民们心生怨气，直到有一天，一位名叫奎尼（琳达·巴塞特 Linda Bassett 饰）由于领取不起邮费，而错过了见本人弟弟最初一面的时机，这件喜剧激化了居民们和邮局之间的矛盾，
