Anecdotes

First Christmas-related Disney Channel Original Movie since Bonne Chance Charlie, le film (2011) 10 years prior, which itself was also the first Christmas related DCOM in 10 years.

This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to feature an LGBT couple kissing onscreen.

Takes inspiration from Un jour sans fin (1993), a movie with a stuck-in-a-time-loop plot that was a favorite of Director Andy Fickman.

Rowena's actress Scarlett Estevez also appeared in Le Grinch (2018) 3 years prior, which is another Christmas movie.

This is the second Disney Channel Original Movie to feature a Hispanic or Latin American protagonist after Cadence (2002).