Belle Carter (Ash Tsai) is a dedicated non-profit leader, who heads up Bedford House, a community centre that is in desperate need of repairs and is struggling to fulfil their Christmas schedule and could even close altogether.
Help
comes in the shape of a new ally Clara James (Julia Reilly), who is a force of
nature, and Marine Sgt Will Mattinson (Marshall Williams) who is the love of
her life.
So
will Faith, friendship, love and Christmas Spirit save the day?
Belle Carter (Ash Tsai) is a dedicated non-profit leader, who heads up Bedford House, a community centre that is in desperate need of repairs and is struggling to fulfil their Christmas schedule and could even close altogether.
Help
comes in the shape of a new ally Clara James (Julia Reilly), who is a force of
nature, and Marine Sgt Will Mattinson (Marshall Williams) who is the love of
her life.
So
will Faith, friendship, love and Christmas Spirit save the day?
Jane (Ann Pirvu) reluctantly heads to her hometown of Hope Junction for Thanksgiving after breaking up with her boyfriend and losing her job.
On
the way she picks up a stranded motorist Chris (Kjartan Hewitt) who turns out to be her childhood nemesis.
But
in order to prevent her parents, Joe and Mary (Richard
Clarkin and Barbara Gordon) from fixing her up, she and Chris pretend to be a
couple, but something unexpected happens.
Successful
Cookbook author and lifestyle guru Joy Edwards (Emmanuelle
Chriqui)
lives a very different life to the perfect home life and family that she
portrays in her books.
But
her world is turned upside down when a TV network decides to film Christmas Eve
dinner, so she needs to create a family in three days.
So
her best friend Max Rocklin (Chad Michael
Murray)
takes on the role of fake husband, her neighbours “Home Alone” children Hawk
and Sabrina (Josh Reich and Taya Messier)
become their children, and her housekeeper
Marta (Helene Lohan
Cameron)
and Postman Freddie (Guy Sprung) play her parents.
So
will all go well, or will it blow up in her face on live TV.
Chloe
Bose (Jessica Lowndes) has ambitions to perform on Broadway but has to work as
a clerk at Hollingsworth Gift Shop in New Jersey for a very unappreciative boss,
Greta Berger (Tammy Isbell) and one morning she meets a divorced father, Jason
Murphy (Paul Greene) who is a jingle writer.
The
next time they meet outside the store they are approached by Cora Lawson (Gladys
Knight) who wants them to resurrect the Holiday Lane Christmas Concert to
re-energize the Christmas spirit in the neighbourhood.
Jason
as the musical director and Chloe as the lead. Which would provide some much-needed
exposure for her while Jason wants her to be part of it because he is falling
for her, but she has a lot of auditions so holds back, especially with Jason.
Because
Christmas marks the end of her five-year plan to succeed, or return “home” to
Detroit and become a Dentist, forgoing her dreams of Broadway success and a potential
relationship with her Mr. Right.
Chloe
Bose (Jessica Lowndes) has ambitions to perform on Broadway but has to work as
a clerk at Hollingsworth Gift Shop in New Jersey for a very unappreciative boss,
Greta Berger (Tammy Isbell) and one morning she meets a divorced father, Jason
Murphy (Paul Greene) who is a jingle writer.
The
next time they meet outside the store they are approached by Cora Lawson (Gladys
Knight) who wants them to resurrect the Holiday Lane Christmas Concert to
re-energize the Christmas spirit in the neighbourhood.
Jason
as the musical director and Chloe as the lead. Which would provide some much-needed
exposure for her while Jason wants her to be part of it because he is falling
for her, but she has a lot of auditions so holds back, especially with Jason.
Because
Christmas marks the end of her five-year plan to succeed, or return “home” to
Detroit and become a Dentist, forgoing her dreams of Broadway success and a potential
relationship with her Mr. Right.
Corporate
developer Hilary Shaw (Alicia Josipovic) works for Shaw Development and is
sent to Midnight Clear by her father to pressurise the struggling towns people
into selling up so the town can be torn down and rebuilt.
Her
first port of call was the Church where she faced immediate opposition from a
local pastor, Daniel Porter (Jon McLaren).
After
meeting the towns people and hearing their stories and learning the history of
the town she comes up with a plan to save the town instead, and a change in her
perspective leads to unexpected feelings between Hilary and Daniel.
