The wheeled dog is named Bruno, probably in homage to the dog in Disney's Cinderella (1950).
Isabella Gomez's debut.
This was suppose to be the last "Cinderella Story'' installment of the 2010s, and it was released on the 15th anniversary of the original A Cinderella Story (2004), starring Hilary Duff. Coincidentally., Hilary voices Princess Crystal in Colorland/Tundra's Christmas production Alla ricerca di Babbo Natale (2003) until they made "A Cinderella Story: Starstruck" (2021)
The Santa Land scenes are shot in the Burnaby Village Museum near Vancouver, Canada.
The first "Cinderella Story" movie to have the main character have a pet.