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Singer LeAnn Rimes is the latest big name to pop up in a Hallmark Christmas film, and based on this I'd welcome her back for a return visit in the future.

It helps that this film has clearly been shaped around her, giving her the chance to sing and that her leading man (Tyler Hines) is able to make even some of the cheesiest lines in the piece seem natural with his dry delivery.

It is though very much a film that follows the Hallmark tried and tested formula, with only the subplot about the mother and her new husband feeling a bit more original.

Ironically for a film constructed around an actual singer the film's big song isn't that great, with Rimes sob/speaking/singing it to the point where actually I couldn't understand what was being sobbed/spoken/sung.

Overall though a decent film.

I'm not big on the more music focused Hallmark movies and I always have very low expectations of singers acting but I was very pleasantly surprised by this. Leann Rimes' acting was a bit stiff but definitely much better than I had thought it would be, and the music in the movie wasn't too much. All in all a solid Hallmark Christmas movie.

No chemistry Leeann Rimes and Tyler Hynes beautiful story all other characters great beautiful music . Rimes and Hynes acting seems forced

Eve Morgan, is a school superintendent whose next job is in her hometown. Her neighbour, Liam, happens to be the music teacher in the high school and head of the Christmas show. Having herself a musical past, but having no other choice she decides to shut down the music and art program. After spending time with Liam, and this case hitting close to home they both find another solution to their problem.

I was a little hesitant about this movie: I saw Tyler in another movie a few days ago and I wasn't convinced and I honestly didn't know anything about LeAnn. I'm so happy I decided to give this movie a chance. I got hooked from the very first moment. The chemistry between the actors was amazing.

We see development in Eve's character, we see her bonding with Liam and his daughter (who is adorable, by the way), and even her mother and step-father. It was all about her. It was a pretty typical Christmas movie, however, the last 15 minutes of the movie, were making me feel all kinds of things.

Definitely above average.

6/10 - filled with bad acting, but an okay storyline