A film portraying a bleak Christmas in Appalachia. A woman heats water at the stove in a kitchen. She takes the pot outside and pours the liquid out. The woman and two younger men try to keep warm inside the house. A train of coal approaches the town. Footage of the town buildings shot from the train. Various shots of decrepit buildings. A family sits in a circle. A man cuts pieces of bread for the family. A woman, man, and three children sit in a living room.