It’s Christmas time, but it looks to be a dismal season for 12-year-old Emma O’Conner who has been sent to stay with her Aunt Delores’ in Doverville. On her arrival, Emma finds herself unwelcomed by Delores, and caught in the middle of a town war over the “No Dogs Allowed” law. Emma, with the help of her schoolmates, an unlikely band of grownups, and a diverse canine corps of over 60 dogs, attempts to win over the citizens of Doverville by staging a holiday pageant, “The Twelve Dogs of Christmas”, and in doing so may save not only the dogs, but also herself.