The 1930s. Sidner's mother Solveig dies in a very unfortunate bicycle accident involving some cows. Sidner, his sister and his father Aron move to Sunne to work at a hotel. Aron tries hard to leave the sweet memories of his wife behind him but that isn't made easier by the fact that he always meets her ghost. Aron gets himself a pen friend, a young girl in New Zealand called Tessa. He starts to dream of beginning a new life on the other side of the world. Will his dreams come true and can they help him to cure his regret over the death of his wife?

Juloratoriet tar sin början i Sunne, där man återigen samlats för att uppföra Bachs jublande Juloratorium. Därifrån vidgar sig berättelsen; den spänner över tre generationer. Handlingen rör sig mellen Värmland och dess geografiska motpol - Nya Zeeland. Här finns tragedi, men också en sprudlande humor och värme.