The house that they used for Holly's parents' house was also used in another Hallmark Channel movie Meet the Santas (2005) for Beth's mother's house.
Filmed in Whittier, CA: Whittwood Mall, Whittier Courthouse
Filmed in Los Angeles, CA: Ice Skating Rink at Pershing Square
While visiting her parents at home, a touch football game between Holly's old boyfriend, Ted (Bruce Thomas) and her "pretend" boyfriend, Ryan aka Douglas Firwood (Patrick Muldoon) escalates into a ruckus as both men try to best the other. Patrick Muldoon played football for USC.
The first of five original Christmas-themed films that premiered on The Hallmark Channel in 2004.