Dean J Augustin

Christmas, Texas Dean J Augustin

A young city manager rediscovers the spirit of Christmas with the help of an improbable time traveler and the oddball citizens of a small Texas town. Brief Synopsis: Skip Hicks loses his wife in a heartbreaking car accident on Christmas Eve. His grief changes to anger as his heart hardens toward anything Christmas related. Then Skip takes the city manager job in the cash strapped town of Christmas, Texas. Skip battles an eccentric city council over the building of a state prison until he rediscovers the spirit of Christmas with the help of an improbable time traveler. The script has been described as "Northern Exposure" meets "A Christmas Carol."