Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Regina behaves selfishly and meanly to everyone. Even her own potentially-terminal medical diagnosis doesn't alter her conduct or plans to evict all of the local townspeople, who call her the Wicked Witch of the Middle, on Christmas Eve. It takes the potentially life-threatening accident of a local little girl, and the discovery of a long-held secret, to make her have a change of heart. When she does, she quickly asks everyone for forgiveness and opens herself up to love again. Carl maintains a small store with second-hand items; he believes memories are precious and priceless -- their value can't be measured in economic worth. Regina's dad was a father figure to the entire town, and she discovers that a past misunderstanding of his intentions had led to a rift between them. She forgives him, just as the townspeople forgive her. The angels and the humans all demonstrate compassion. There's an impressive diversity on display in the film's middle American town.

Flashbacks to the past show Regina and Carl as high school sweethearts making out. A teen gets pregnant. A romantic song talks about lovers. A couple having trouble getting pregnant talk about fertility treatments and kiss.

Regina is a successful businesswoman who lives a life of wealth, including a big house, nice clothes, and a Mercedes. Her plans to evict all the local townspeople and make way for the construction of an enormous mall could leave people destitute and homeless. She looks "right through" a woman on the street she believes is homeless and asking for change. Dolly sings a song about the haves and the have-nots who experience Christmas, and life, very differently.