My Favorite Christmas Tree

I loved seeing Giles Panton as the romantic lead. He is a great actor and - let's face it - uniquely gorgeous. The first time I saw him in a supporting role, I began hoping to see him as a leading man. His performance in this role was very, very good.

So many of us are interested in our family history or are actively working on our genealogy, so it was very satisfying to have that as a motivating factor in this story. I actually wish it had been the primary factor, rather than having the rather worn "save the family business" theme dragged in once more.

The gorgeous, Christmas tree farm scenery, the small town library ambience, and the presence of Giles Panton made this a nice watch for me. I also appreciated the comraderie between the sisters.

We have a genealogy researcher with a clever start to the movie. The sad thing about this movie is a week later we accidentally recorded it again and watched it for a while before we convinced ourselves we'd already watched it. Then a few details about the ending came to me.

In some of these movies the characters show real life and spirit ... bigger than life without going over the top. This isn't one of those movies. The actors' emotions never rise to the level of really ENJOYING their performances. They're realistic, but realistic doesn't really get what we need in these movies, which is rich personality.

It's a rather flat watch, and, for us, not worth a rewatch.

This is a holiday romance involving the dedicated and passionate genealogy researcher Kayla and a Christmas Tree farmer owner named Joel who lives in a charming town called Conifer.

Kayla has a mystery on her family tree which was what inspired her to help others solve their family tree mysteries. Joel has his own mystery...finding the hybridizing secret to his family's famous silver spruce. After some initial resistance on Joel's part, the two eventually pair up to help each other. Kayla and her family may have an important link to the town of Conifer.

I loved the premise and the idea behind Kayla's genealogical research job...I would love to do that for a living! The two main actors Emma Johnson and Giles Panton played off each other very well, making a charming couple.

This is a recommendation for all my romantic movie fans.

Disappointed in authenticity of Michigan! I expect a company like Hallmark to research information for authenticity! I'm a native Michigander, we haven't had license plates on the front of our cars in over 35 years. Oops, Hallmark!!! Seems a shame that they missed something so simple. I see that it is filmed in Canada, a hop, skip and a jump from Michigan. So, why wouldn't they take the time to research something like this that any Michigan raised person would notice! I'm so sorry for the rant but it just annoys me since I've watched tons of Hallmark movies over the years! I was so excited to see a Michigan plotted movie than disappointed to see that it isn't even filmed here!

This was pretty darn good I was surprised and happy! My husband sat through the whole movie with me which he rarely does and he mentioned that this movie actually had substance! Loved the mystery plot. Loved that there was more than one story line acting was very good. One of the best Christmas movies I've seen this year. I rated it seven out of 10. Beautiful scenery and I loved the gorgeous cabins and furniture craftsmanship. It is rare that I ever watch any of these movies more than once but I look forward to seeing this one again. The relationship between the male lead and the female lead was believable.