Rarity has been dragged away to Canterlot Carousel during the Hearth's Warming rush. Though her heart remains at home with her friends, business is business. She knows her friends understand.

Two things she didn't expect to find on her trip: Octavia, the cellist from Ponyville, and a ghost. In helping these two, she learns that Hearth's Warming has a strange and magical way of bringing ponies together.

Credit for beautiful cover art goes to PaintedHoofprints

UPDATE: Small edits, thanks to helpful feedback from 7th Outpost and Bad Dragon