John Hepsebah Lawless, in "The Santa Train", wants to build a free hospital in the Smoky Mountains for people suffering from tuberculosis. It's 1936, the depth of the Depression, and he needs money to do it. The people who can supply the money first want a favor. They want Lawless, a circuit-riding preacher, to take Christmas - everything from hams to quilts - to the needy people of the mountains on the first Santa Train, set to depart on Christmas...