Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a romance full of Christmas magic.
Jill Wagner
Lisa Palmer
Mark Deklin
Kevin Miller
Holly Robinson Peete
Michelle
Barbara Niven
Carol Shaw
Andrew Francis
Oliver
Ashley Williams
Allie Shaw
Michelle Martin
Megan
Daryl Shuttleworth
Henry Miller
Rukiya Bernard
Hannah Tucker
Chris Cope
Ezra Green
BJ Harrison
Daisy
Colin Lawrence
Thomas Tucker
Marlon Kazadi
David Tucker
Keith Martin Gordey
Nick
Fred Keating
Phil
Candus Churchill
Polly
Norah Debra Dobbyn
Little Lisa
Michelle Choi-Lee
Nancy Redinger
Malcolm Stewart
Joe Shaw
Aiden Royce
Little Kevin
Andrew Baker
Young Henry
Shairah Jauhari
Soloist
Eevah McDonald
Little Hannah
Geoff Greenleaf
Himself
Megan McKinnon
Choir Member (uncredited)
Director
Sean McNamara
Novel
Nancy Naigle
Story
Rick Garman
Teleplay
Zac Hug
December 16, 2020
6
Practically indistinguishable from the original, which I guess is a plus for a made-for-TV sequel.
<em>'Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa'</em>, like the 2017 film, is lacking something. There's again nothing particularly negative about it, it's just missing a thing to turn things up a notch to create a fun festive film. The plot change-up is solid, it doesn't improve upon the first's but it's just as OK.
Jill Wagner is a step up from Ashley Williams, though the latter was good too. Mark Deklin, however, is a step down from Teddy Sears. I didn't buy into the relationship of Lisa (Wagner) and Kevin (Deklin), I didn't sense enough chemistry - same with the secondary love story, featuring Holly Robinson Peete (Michelle). I do like how they did the continuity, at least on the surface, despite the cast changes.
Overall though, like its predessceor, it's too bland.