

Jamie owns a sightseeing and tour company in the small town of Cooperville, New York. Navigating the holidays with enthusiasm is trickier for Jamie since her husband Matt passed. Matt loved Christmas and found unparalleled joy in giving to others. While reminiscing with family, Jamie realizes the town desperately needs someone with Matt’s genius for thinking of the small gestures that bring genuine happiness to the holidays.
Acting
Jennie Garth sells widowhood with unexpected nuance for the genre.
Production
Cooperville looks suspiciously like every other Hallmark town, but cozier.
Director
Alysse Leite-Rogers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jennie Garth and Cameron Mathison were both '90s TV staples — this is basically Brenda Walsh meeting Ryan Lavery in a multiverse of mediocrity.
The 'dead spouse Christmas' subgenre exploded post-2015, arguably commodifying widowhood as a quirky rom-com obstacle. This one's almost self-aware about it.
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