The snow seen in the movie is apparently real— reported that it snowed throughout the three-week shoot. The movie follows a famous actress, who goes on location to shoot a holiday movie in the small town and winds up falling in love. The majority of Hallmark movies are filmed in Canada, and typically they're set in larger cities near Vancouver. The Setting: In this fan favorite, Tom Arnold and aka the queen of Hallmark Christmas movies play a father and daughter fighting to save their Christmas village, called Santaville. Nestled in the mountains near Shannon Falls , the stunning city is an ideal place to shoot a Hallmark movie; the Christmas-themed installment of the Murder, She Baked murder-mystery series , called A Plum Pudding Mystery , was also shot in. Martha and her kids start over in a small town, which in real life is actually Mapleton, Utah, a mountain town located eight miles south of Provo. The Setting: The heir to a Christmas tree farm called Christmas Land decides she'll sell it—until the town and one handsome lawyer cause her to have a change of heart.
In real life, Dahlonega is actually pretty. For the Christmas Land scenes, Hallmark decorated the Main Street of , a reconstructed old Western town located in Farmington, Utah 's. There's nothing quite like cozying up with a blanket, a cup of hot cocoa, and watching a feel-good. But a few of the filming locations for your favorite holiday flicks are charming, tiny towns located in both the U. .
It turns out, you can! Happily, Hallmark is debuting this year. The Setting: When the leading lady in this cute holiday flick attempts to shut down a cookie factory in a small town, she inadvertently falls in love with the factory owner—and the town itself. Time to start planning an epic holiday road trip! The cast and crew also filmed in nearby Riverton and Salt Lake City. Interestingly, Homestead, Iowa population 148 , is a real place, too—and the actual hometown of actor Ashton Kutcher. The Setting: Kristy Swanson perhaps best known for portraying Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the 1992 cult classic stars as Martha Evans , a mother of three whose husband abandons the family during the holidays. It's easy to see why.
Often, the films are set in decked out for the season and filled with the kind of quirky personalities you can only find in tight-knit communities. The town hosts a month-long celebration with daily activities including a lighting ceremony, an old-fashioned Christmas parade, visits with Santa, a Christmas Market on Candy Cane Lane, and more. Some of the scenes are set in the sweet little Canadian town of Squamish. The Setting: In a festive twist on Mary Poppins, James Van Der Beek of Dawson's Creek fame hires Doris Roberts as a nanny for his rambunctious kids—and she ends up playing matchmaker for him, too. But what if you could experience that small-town movie magic in real life? The diner owned by Les played by Edward Herrmann of Gilmore Girls , where Martha scores a job, used to be Mapleton's Model A Cafe , but the roadside eatery has since closed. .
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