This is a great film. Kathy plans to avoid any holiday traditions that bring back memories of her late husband until she receives an ornament from a handsome shop owner. To move on from her loss, Kathy works for a balance between her memories and finding a future.I am sure this film was conceived so that Hallmark could sell the Christmas Ornament that is featured in this film but they did make an amazing film to help sell it! There is not anything I would change in the film. This film is so special that it made we want to bake cookies and open a Christmas Tree Lot. If you love Romance then watch!

Hallmark up its game with this film. The story is believable. The people come across as real. The situation plausible. The chemistry between the leads "GREAT". In this film Kathy lost her husband about a month after she and him opened up a bicycle shop. After less than a year the business is struggling. At the same time she meets a handsome Christmas lot owner. Her friend is trying to get her to go out with the guy (Cameron Mathison). So what her friends does is she buys a Christmas Tree from and has him deliver it to her home. Of course the guy has some baggage but he is someone most people would love to land. His dream is to open up a place where Christmas is celebrated all year long. He also wants Kathy to be there with him. Kathy gets cold feet real fast. To give anything else away would be a crime. If you love Christmas movies and films about adults you will enjoy this.

"AWFUL!"...yes! Annoying and boring!...the stars / co-star, the plot, the lines, everything! In every one of her movies, Kellie Martin has a habit of mumbling...speaking inaudibly, fast, and in spurts. Just when you think she is finished saying something, she continues again and again in spurts.Jewel Staite must have a fear of hair stylists and stage wardrobe experts! In every one of her movies, her hair and clothes are atrocious! So apparently she must be the one who decides her appearance. She should be embarrassed with the "sloppy" look! No, it's not the "natural" or "casual" look...it's just plain sloppy...very detracting in what is supposed to be a decent movie.The plot was totally pathetic, as were all the players. It seemed as if the plot didn't know where to go next...as it went from the tree sales, to the bike store, to her home, to ice skating, to cookies, to the relationship, and around and around again...and again and again. Her "amazing" cookies were over the top, too unbelievable.There was no sense of sincere feelings extended about her loss (but perhaps I missed it when she mumbled). Anyone who has lost a beloved spouse, is not even considering a romantic relationship within a year...much less become disappointed and jealous when she thinks the guy is interested in someone else. And "Tim" was just too obsessed with "Kathie," someone he hardly knew...and who really had nothing enticing to form a relationship.

So many things to like about this understated holiday movie:1. It's sweet without being sappy, a real relief to see a Hallmark holiday romance where the story is not over the top mushy and crowded with cliché.2. the actors look and dress like real people, and their houses are closer to normal family homes than Hollywood-scale sets. A little crowded, a little dusty, with short sight-lines.3. Kellie Martin (who plays Kathy, the widow running her late husband's dream shop) has a face that's lived a life and felt sorrow. She's not touched up to look like a typical young TV widow who has never actually wept or frowned (except beautifully). She moves flawlessly between strong and vulnerable, sadness and humour, tidy and a bit of a mess. She looks and sounds REAL.4. Cameron Mathison as Tim is cute, in a harmlessly rugged kind of way. A former soap opera actor, he is muted and believable in his character and, unlike so many romantic-movie leads, marked but not terribly traumatized by his past life experiences. He doesn't need to be redeemed through the love of a good woman. There's a bit of believable tension and confusion, both internal and (as expected) external, about an old love affair. He behaves like a nice man, someone you would want to meet or have as a neighbour.5. The secondary characters seem like real people with their own lives, not the story kind who live their whole lives in service of their cooler or more troubled friend. They never distract from the simple, touching story at the heart of the movie. Jewel Staite is great as Kathy's best friend Jenna, warm and cute and concerned, but clearly has her own life. There's good, credible friend-chemistry between the two, a level of comfort and non-competition that many women wish for and never find.6. It made me want to go skating again (and eat Christmas cookies, but that I do anyway).Anyway, without being a great classic in the making, this is a very nice way to spend an evening in the holiday TV season, with ordinary people working through ordinary situations. I know that sounds dull, but if you're tired of the kitcsch and hype of the usual TV fare, this is a nice change of pace that maintains the seasonal glow.