The story is a bit like Christmas Under Wraps a few years ago with Candace Cameron Bure. The biggest difference is Willow Brook is not Santa's home base, but there's an additional little twist we get a hint of about 3/4th through and it's explained almost at the end. I wish this twist had been integrated a little better into the final outcome. It explains the look on Doctor Ray's face when we first see him, but other than that it doesn't affect the story of Zoey and Willow Brook. I bet there are some people who figured it out when they saw that look.
The appeal to the story is how the small town, and a handsome man, woo Doctor Zoey and change her. Other than the one twist, there are no great highs or lows, but simply a nice story. There's no looming tension nor any hint of any villain. Of course since it's Hallmark, the final result is predictable. Holly Robinson Peete and Adrian Holmes have chemistry. They develop some private jokes that run through the movie. They are comfortable together. But the entire cast works well with Peete and together. Emma and Zoey develop a special relationship as do Lilly and Zoey.
I noticed the apparent goof saying Buffalo is to Willow Brook's east, which means they aren't in the US, but hey maybe they were in Canada. So many of the actors are from Canada. The weather looked pretty mild for that region in late December.
