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The leads have good chemistry. I don't notice much age difference , imo, they look less than 10 years apart. I feel , that the film is just a vehicle for Jessica Lowndes singing. Her singing is very standard, at best. The male lead actually had a better voice. I guess because he is a man , they don't seem to care about his singing. He seems to sing a lot better and with more power. At times, the female lead is shrill, and even off key I'm not sure why the whole movie is just to compliment some girl singer with a voice that's not all that outstanding. It did feel less contrived than most movies of this type. I do think too much hyperbole was used in regards to the singing female lead.

I enjoy the Hallmark/GAC movies that have the actors singing or are instrumental. However, I do need to rant. This movie and Harmony of the Heart ends with Jessica Lowndes singing with another person supposedly in a duet. Both Paul Greene and Jesse Metcalfe are excellent and talented musicians and singers in their own right so why does Jessica need to sing soo strongly and loudly to drown them out. Especially insulting is her overpowering Gladys Knight in the last scene. JL already sang earlier bits in the movie so we know she can sing but it is pretty annoying when all you can hear in a duet or trio is her belting out as loudly as she can. Does she not know softly and harmonizing. Could be lovely scenes like in Country at Heart with Jesse Schram and Niall Matter, JS and Lucas Bryant. 7 because the story is appealing and Paul Greene is a good actor. Too bad he is no longer on WCTH.

The story is about a struggling performer who has reached the crossroads of deciding to abandon her dreams if she doesn't succeed by the year end. Chloe agrees to help put on a neighborhood show produced by Cora (Gladys Knight). The execution of the story has some rough moments and lacks depth. It relies on many of the formula Christmas tropes including "do you like like him?" The story even contradicts itself in the conclusion.

The acting is fair to poor. The dialogue is flat. Lowndes and Paul Greene have chemistry but it is not infectious. There are no great highs or lows or real surprises.

Lowndes sings several times through the movie, mostly in brief snippets. It seems like many movies Lowndes appears in that the movie is mostly an excuse for her to sing. Greene should not quit his day job. Both of these actors have moved from Hallmark to GAC Family and GAC seems to realize that Lowndes is an asset the more they allow her to sing.

The conclusion is the show and does include multiple performances including Gladys Knight.

The story and romance are just one more among many. The singing raises the movie above that but only marginally.

7.4 stars.

Whenever I watch a movie with Lowndes I get ready for disappointment, because she is so very pretty and multi-talented, yet her screen personality lacks pizzazz. She's one of those picture perfect gals that lights up the set and makes everyone enthusiastic. She doesn't have any sad or forlorn expressions, it's always happy, joyful, exuberant, sometimes a bit snobbish. Her characters are generally precocious and witty, but rarely does she exude any supreme depth of character. Her talents are limited where acting skills are in play, but she more than compensates with her raw beauty. It does appear she's had augmentation, but that doesn't change the fact that overall she has a confidence and style that only the top females exhibit. When she's on point, it's unicorns and shooting stars above the usual mundane stuff, and that's what I'm always anticipating. Alas I'm disappointed when it doesn't happen, as in 'I'm Glad It's Christmas'.

This film is nothing new, nothing special and the theme is worn out like an old sweater. Mr. Greene is not as obnoxious as usual, I was enjoying his portrayal of a father who writes jingles for a living and music as a hobby. He has a daughter, she's a really neat girl, but we don't get to see enough of her. Lowndes' best friend character was a nice motivator, but her part was not explored. I could see the actress who portrays her in a lead role at some point. The older lady who hires them to do the Holiday show is really great, I bet the casting director had to work hard getting her for this. I can feel that she demands perfection, and that shows in the person she plays in the story. She is a very kind and hopeful professional, perfectionistic, and true to herself. She does justice to the part.

The whole ensemble was good, but the entertainment level was lacking. I attribute this to an absence of chemistry. It feels like Greene is at least 20 years older than Lowndes and when I looked it up I see he's born in 1974, she in 1988. It's too vast a difference for me to find it plausible. While I imagine he's dapper for his age, it's still a stretch. Do they not have any other men who sing to fill this role? I do like him as an actor at times, it's hit and miss for me, as is she. If comparing them to a blackjack hand, in this movie he is standing on a hard eighteen and she decides to hold fast with a ten and two, because for now the dealer is showing a 6. Unfortunately, the dealer flips an 8 and a 4.

I have a soft spot for Hallmark-style Christmas movies and always try to approach them with an open mind. This film delivers on the expected charm, offering a cozy setting and a likeable cast. Jessica Lowndes shines with her strong vocal performances, and the legendary Gladys Knight graces us with a brief yet delightful glimpse of her singing talent.

However, the story is exactly what you'd expect-formulaic and predictable, with no surprises or creative twists to elevate it beyond the standard Hallmark blueprint. While it captures the feel-good Christmas spirit, it doesn't fully utilize the season to add depth or innovation. If you're in the mood for a simple, heartwarming holiday movie, this will hit the mark. For me, though, it doesn't rise above a 6/10 due to its lack of originality.

As a professional musician, I am horrified that this woman (Jessica Lowndes) is called a singer. Simply listen to her duet of Deck the Halls with Paul Greene and you know she is not. She cannot match pitch and maintain a key from one phrase to the next. Maybe this was because of multiple takes? If so, why was there no consistent key established? Shame on the music production team for allowing something so painfully out of tune to make it to the final version. Maybe they can't hear pitch either. My musician husband and I rewound the scene about five times with our jaws on the floor. Have never heard such an unprofessional final musical product in a movie, except where the singer was SUPPOSED to be awful, like Florence Foster Jenkins. And then came Joy to The World, which wasn't. Sad to build an entire movie plot around this woman singing, when she cannot. I scored as high as four stars only because Gladys Knight and Paul Greene CAN sing.

I'm Glad It's Christmas- was so enjoyable to watch & to have all 3 leads sing and sing together was fantastic!

This was not a typical Christmas cookie cutter Christmas movie! Don't understand the negative reviews? Please spread love not hate, especially during Christmas. The movie featured all new original songs. Beautiful voices and top acting from Gladys, Paul & Jessica. The chemistry between Paul Greene & Jessica Lowndes was pretty amazing. They were beyond adorable together. And how lucky are we to have THE iconic Gladys Knight in a holiday movie?! Such a blessing & gift, please watch feel good this movie! Absolutely loved the all the singing and would love to see more beautiful moments like these in upcoming Christmas movies.

Although both lead actors are good looking and charismatic, the 14 year age difference between Paul Green and Jessica Lowndes was very obvious, and just a little bit weird. It made the whole movie feel off. I also wish that Hallmark would stop making movies in 2022 about women who give up their dreams to follow a man, especially to do some petty job like a cookie competition or a musical concert for the community and/or children. It was really not believable nor a great movie. When Hallmark gets it right, it's can be heartwarming and funny, but pumping out low budget flicks with nonsensical storylines is not where it is at.

5.9 stars?!?!? I've lost my faith in people. Everything was terrible. The costumes, the plot, edits, operator - nothing attractive.please, please find another option and do not waste your time. Shame on creators. Netflix made a mistake when add it to the library. Maybe teenagers will find something inside.

Watch "Home for Christmas" series and enjoy great humor and the plot. That was amazing.

You will not be disappointed. Happy new year to everybody. And I still need to write some characters to submit this review. But to be honest I've told everything I must to tell you.

What will we face in the new year? Tons of new content and you never watch it all. Choose the right stuff.

I am so sorry this movie is so bad! The script is soooo boring, and so slow!!! Let's say Jessica keeps saying "I don't know!" most of the movie, even when things seem turning for better! Music is nice, both actors sing well, but really, the story is silly, no plot, and Jessica plays very badly... one face, mostly a huge smile, that's it. And can we talk about the reaction times?! Embarassing!

I think her best friend (actress Sierra Wooldridge) was the one playing better in the whole movie! Not kidding: she did great! Along with Paul Greene who is always pretty nice and very good!

By the way I am pretty sure this movie could have been like 10 minutes shorter if they had cut all the downtime when Jessica Lowndes just thinks or mumbles!

Last thing... I watched other movies with Jessica but this is the only one where they dressed her like a pin up! I don't know why! No need for that in a family movie...

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! I absolutely adore Paul Greene and will watch him in anything he stars in, when he smiles his whole face just lights up and such kindness shines out, he makes me feel good just looking at him.

I didn't realize what a great musician and singer he is until this movie. The rest of the cast were all so highly talented especially Jessica and her beautiful voice! I really enjoyed all the music and singing it was festive, beautiful and fun! Loved seeing the incomparable Gladys Knight, she looked and sound fantastic!

I really enjoyed the storyline, it's not the basic Christmas romance formula we've all seen on Hallmark, no this starts out with him letting the girl know upfront that he likes her and really would like to date her, she also feels the same but because she thinks she might be leaving and moving back home she doesn't immediately act on her feelings. They both grow to care about each other while putting together a Christmas concert. Jessica has a huge choice to make... what will she do?? I'm not saying but suffice it to say I think they all live happily ever after! (As they should!) Everything was so Christmassy looking that it put me in the mood to get up today and start decorating my own home for Christmas!

I really enjoyed the movie and will definitely watch it again.

Loved Gladys Knight. She is very talented. Jessica Lowndes is a great singer but poor actress and should be used where her talent is. This script was not the best. Some. Users think this was a Hallmark movie but it is Great American Family..GAC has some good family movies but this was my least favorite.. Thank God for Gladys Knight who made it possible to watch. I think the script revolved too much on Jessica Lowndes and not enough on the real meaning of Christmas or the other supporting actors. It seemed lopsided.and awkward. It is easy to critique from a keyboard and these are my opinions. You may like the movie.

Not gonna lie but the acting was a little awful. The black lady (Is it Cora or Cassandra or something... I didn't even get her name because the movie was that boring) was smiling the entire time. It was so jarring.

The dialogue was horrendous. The meet cute at the beginning was so forced. Also, the woman boss at the beginning having a problem with the main girls' singing is weird.

The lip syncing of the main leads are awful. It's so obvious that they're lip syncing. Especially if the voice is high pitch, the lip syncing is VERY obvious.

I don't recommend this at all. I absolutely LOVE cheesy Christmas movies but the acting is awful. The acting of the leading lady and the black lady was awful. Yikes.

Bunch of people who have never heard of the worda consent or boundary meet each other to constantly, repeatedly play and trick the main character and it is supposed to be a happy, romantic, holiday movie.

I stopped counting how many times the female lead said no, and then people didn't listen or respect it - and she is already a people pleaser who often says yes when she wants to say no anyway, so you do the math.

They are all either trying to be supportive or do a romantic/thoughtful gesture but really, it is incredibly disrespectful and the repetitive nature makes it borderline abusive.

It wasn't just the romantic interest either. The best friend, Ms. Cora, others... Aren't we tired of this? I sure know I am.

The two stars were out of respect for the cast and crew, really.

I seriously don't know WHY the Title of the movie is Listed WRONG here on this web page!!??? The correct title is as Listed in my preface above!!

This is an adorable movie with some wonderful singing. Gladys Knight ads some sparkle in her character. Yes, it's a typical boy with baggage meets girl but it's supposed to be a "feel good" story or it wouldn't be on this channel.

I think some of the critics here were critical because the story could've moved a little faster, there's a little bit too much "eye gazing" between girl and boy and there is a "Scrooge" person amongst the characters that the story probably could've done without, but hey, it's a Christmas movie.

I personally think with the awesome voices in the crowd there should've been More Singing, because it's a Christmas movie!!

It's definitely worth watching!!

This movie is one of the best Christmas movies this year. The cast was simply amazing. Gladys Knight singing in any movie is great but to have her singing Go Tell It on the Mountain and say the line When Jesus Christ was born. Is something that we never hear in movies and was perfect. Jessica Lowndes and Paul Greene were perfect together the song at the end I love. I will never understand why Paul never sung before in any of his movies he was a beautiful voice. The story was so good every one goes to New York in hopes of making it. Hope that GAC makes a sequel of this movie with the whole cast returning.

This movie was a fun, musical film starring the incredible icon that is Ms Gladys Knight. How do you get more iconic?! Jessica Lowndes and Paul Greene also star and sing in the film. I loved how musical this was and that everyone got to show their talents with Gladys. She really lead this film and that was so much fun to watch. Paul Greene is one of my favorite actors & performers, I love that he got a chance to show off his singing talents while acting. He is really growing and rising in his career. Jessica Lowndes also sounded so great!! They had fun banter and good chemistry/ music compatibility. Really impressed with Paul Greene this year!!!