Christopher Atkins played Linda Gray's young lover on Dallas (1978). He's reunited with her here (with a wink to the audience) as her husband.
The talent in this movie has a combined total of 23 Emmy Award, 4 Grammy Award, and 8 Golden Globe Award nominations.
"The opportunity to bring together Donna [Donna Mills], Morgan [Morgan Fairchild], Loni [Loni Anderson], Linda [Linda Gray] and Nicollette [Nicollette Sheridan], five powerhouse women into one holiday movie, has been like finding the perfect gift under the Christmas tree," said executive producer Larry A. Thompson (Liz & Dick (2012), Graça e Perdão (2010)).
All the Divas' names are a combination of something approximating the actress' real life given name and surname of the '80s television character for which she is arguably most famous.
- Loni Anderson, who played Jennifer Marlowe in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), is here named Lily Marlowe;
- Morgan Fairchild, who played Jordan Roberts in Falcon Crest (1981), is here named Margaux Roberts;
- Linda Gray, who played Sue Ellen Ewing in Dallas (1978), is here named Lauren Ewing;
- Donna Mills, who played Abby Cunningham in Knots Landing (1979), is here named Dana Cunningham;
- Nicollette Sheridan, who played Paige Matheson also in Knots Landing, is here named Juliette Matheson.
The Ladies, as well as the writers, would like to make this movie a television series or a movie franchise. "Ladies of the '80s: A Luau Wedding", "Ladies of the '80s: Paris Fashion Week", "Ladies of the '80s: Easter Parade", "Ladies of the '80s Meet AI", and "Ladies of the '80s: Laughing All the Way".