They want their parents to put work aside and really just spend time with them. However, all the kids want is for their parents to see them. The parents think that they are doing this amazing thing but taking the kids to Switzerland. The kids want their parents attention and the parents want to please the kids. The family is so disconnected, not really knowing how to speak to each other. When Kate (Skarsten) gets to be a pilot on a private flight for the Sharpe family. You make it a Countdown to Christmas movie and well, I am 1000% perfect in. So seeing the two of them in a movie together, I was excited. When it comes to Hallmark movies, I always watch ones that have Rachel Skarsten is in and well Andrew Walker ones are a given. But this movie… consider my Scrooge heart melted and feeling all of the things. There aren’t many things that make me reconsider that. MY SCROOGE HEART THOUGHTS: We’ve talked through out the years and we all know that I hate/dislike/cringe Christmas. What a fantastic cast and what great portrayals of their characters. STANDOUT PERFORMANCE: Honestly, hard to pick one, because this entire cast makes this movie so special and worth all of the feels that you will be feeling. WHAT IT’S GIVING: Christmas Cheer and Family Love. Through their experiences on Christmas Island, can Kate’s efforts – aided by Oliver and the local traditions – help bring the holiday spirit to the Sharpes and perhaps discover for Kate that romance can be found in unexpected places? They’re forced to team up, and together help the Sharpes discover the joys of the Maritimes, such as the Lobster Trap Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony honoring local fishermen who have fallen. Much to Kate’s chagrin, it just so happens that Oliver and his family are the community organizers of these beloved festivities. In order to keep her hopes for a full-time job alive, Kate must ensure the increasingly anxious Sharpes find their holiday spirit and embrace the local holiday traditions. Kate and the Sharpes are all taken in by host families in the nearby community of Christmas Island, where the locals are known for their Maritime hospitality. Kate is hesitant to divert the plane, however Oliver Macleod (Walker), the pragmatic Air Traffic Control Officer in charge of guiding them to safety, insists it’s the only option. During the flight, a snowstorm forces her to make an unexpected landing at a small airport in the Maritimes, Canada. WHAT IT IS ABOUT: Kate Gabriel (Skarsten), a talented commercial pilot, is excited for the opportunity to spend her holiday break flying the Sharpe family on a luxurious vacation to Switzerland and hopes this gig will turn into a full-time job as their private pilot. Christmas Island is the reminder of what the power of Christmas can be.Ĭan’t we all use a little bit of that right now? It’s a reminder of making the best of situations and spreading joy not matter what happens. There is joy.Ĭhristmas Island wasn’t what I was expecting, but it is what I needed. It’s a season where typically I am reminded of the bad times in my life.īut Countdown to Christmas is a reminder that no matter the fear, there is hope. It’s a season where typically I am scared. It has offered me such inspiration in a season where, typically, I am just not inspired. While some may find that to be a sad fact of life, I think that in the midst of the chaos of life, it’s taught me something. I feel like I have seen them all (I know I haven’t), but in the past five years, I have watched hundreds. When it comes to Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas movies, I consider myself somewhat of an expert.
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