The miracle man who appears just in the nick of time to save the Valentines is Odell McGee, a distinguished juvenile judge who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. The Judge's life was paradise up to eleven months ago when his wife, daughter, and son-in-law were killed in a car crash. All the judge wants for Christmas is to get through it. Life gives him the Valentines.
The crucial confrontation between Walter Turner the villain and the inhabitants of the ranch happens at Thanksgiving. This script definitely has the feel of a holiday movie. The final scene is a magical Christmas with every non-Turner character headed towards a happy ending.