The movie is set in Fayetteville North Carolina. Everything is covered in a deep snow. This is virtually unheard of. Measurable December snow in Fayetteville happens about once in a generation.
The cool car is a 1955 Ford Fairlane Trans Sedan. The same car from the movie A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (2021).
In the beginning of the film when Clara is in the school's office there are the "Teachers of the year" posted on the wall, the first "teacher" is Scott McCreedy the artist who sings "Five More Minutes " the song which inspired this film and the one that follows it.