Christmas Everlasting Podcast
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I just finished watching this movie and all I can say is STUPENDOUS! I so LOVED this movie! The theme of the movie was a bit darker (more serious) than most Hallmark Movies. This movie is more like the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel shows. I’d imagine in the future, when they re-show Christmas Everlasting, it’ll be featured on the HMM&M Channel.
Wait a second. Do you like to read sweet, chaste romance novels? I’m Cecelia Dowdy – romance author. Check out my books. Now back to Christmas Everlasting.
Kudos to the Hallmark Channel for FINALLY having an African-American couple as the lead characters! I’ve been watching HM movies for a good long while and had always wondered why people of color are usually shown as secondary characters – someone’s best friend/sidekick, but, have never been given the spotlight as the lead hero/heroine. Well, this is the first time I’ve ever seen a movie with AA hero and heroine and I was quite pleased with the performance. I really enjoyed all of the actors and actresses and I’m familiar with many of them from shows back in the eighties and nineties (like Fresh Prince of Bel Air and All My Children – a soap opera). And Patty Labelle, she’s been a household name like…forever!
When Lucy returns to her hometown, it’s because her sister Alice has passed. She discovers that Alice had a strong network of friends. Alice has always helped people and she strongly believed in animal rights. She volunteered at the pet shelter and before she had a bad accident, she’d been studying to become a veterinarian.
Lucy is stunned when she discovers that Peter, her old flame, was Alice’s lawyer. Peter informs her that in order to inherit Alice’s home, her family home, she must stay in town for four weeks, through Christmas. Afterwards, she can decide if she wants to keep or sell the home. Lucy doesn’t want to leave her busy life in New York – plus, she’s forced to be in close proximity to Peter – since that fateful night when Alice had her serious accident, she’s avoided Peter and they’ve never talked about the fact that they were together when Alice had her accident.
It was nice seeing this town together during the Christmas season. I enjoyed seeing Lucy search for Maeve – and I was shocked to discover that Maeve was actually Alice’s daughter!
I also loved the animals. I was so glad that Mr. Freckles finally warmed up to Lucy and that she was able to form deep friendships with her sister’s quilting bee friends.
I also loved seeing Peter and Lucy reunite! I also enjoyed knowing that they would go into business together!
Peter had a good heart and it was refreshing to see someone so happy at their job. His job seemed to be low-key, and low stress! I mean, come on, he was out ice fishing and ice skating regularly – during the workday! How grand!
I also loved the cookies (you know I love cookies and often feature sweets, desserts, and baking in the romance novels that I write).
I’m also pleased to see that HM will be releasing a couple of more movies featuring people of color! It’s about time!
Christmas Everlasting is based upon the novel entitled The Second Sister by Marie Bostwick. If you read the book, please let me know how you liked it and how it compares to the movie.
The movie was filmed in Covington, GA. My church was used for the funeral /memorial scenes in the movie.
It was a wonderful movie.
Wow, that’s neat that the movie was filmed in your town and that they used your church for the funeral and memorial scenes! Did you get a chance to meet any of the actors/actresses when they were in your town?