Miracle on 133rd Street

A Puerto Rican family in New York is in their small apartment preparing for their Christmas Eve celebration when Mami discovers the roast is too big for the oven. What will they do? Papi and young son Jose put the roast in a big box and take it to "Regular Ray's Pizzeria" to see if they can use Mr. Ray's big pizza oven. On the way out, as they pass the apartments in their four-floored walk-up, neighbors open their doors to express the things they don't like about the holidays: shopping for gifts, spending too much money, muggers on the streets, snow. After the roast gets cooked in the pizza oven, they invite kind Mr. Ray to join them for dinner, and he brings cannolis for dessert. As the three carry the roast back to the apartment building through the snow, its swirling aroma seems to magically put people in a good mood. Now when they pass the apartments, their neighbors open their doors at the delicious smell, and Papi invites them to dinner, too. They add their own contributions, including the Santiagos, who bring guitars for singing carols. No more complaining -- everyone is full of Christmas cheer as they enjoy the feast together, all fitting in the tiny apartment: "It's a miracle," says Mami.