You won't be disappointed!

That was an excellent one.

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Fina Strazza is an amazing little talent with the cutest expressions and timing; she truly outshines the veteran cast.Lacey and Brennan are magic together as well and their on screen romance is on par with their other 'All of My Heart" movies. Lacey is always charming and Brennan is always witty and comical, they make a great team.In my opinion (and of course everyone is entitled to theirs), Mariah would have been better served to stay in the director seat. I just don't care for her as an actress and I think a more bubbly/peppy actress would have been better suited. But I will give it to Mariah that her directing was good.Lastly, the Folgers things was just too funny. The first time was subtle, but the second time you couldn't have gotten anymore over the top obvious with that one; made me chuckle pretty good.

This movie was terrible. Awful. It's like they took off the shelf Hallmark Christmas movie plot points and tried to stir them together. As long as they are in the movie, they count? Real Santa pretending to be a fake Santa...check. Small town...check. Love interest from back home...check. High profile job in big city...check. Daughter of somebody...check. Aunt/Mom who runs a diner...check. But it didn't work, and it shows.This apparently was Mariah Carey's directorial debut - and it shows. She was mostly in fuzzy head shots making me think she not on set and they shot all her individual TV moments on a separate day.Why Santa decides to be a janitor and call himself "Thomas" instead of the usual "Nick" is beyond me. The acting, dialog, pacing, and everything was just bad, not even cheesy, just bad. The only person I liked was the guy who plays the host in UnReal.

I've watched almost all of the Hallmark movies this season. This was definitely one of the best. The acting was good, and the conflicts weren't dragged out. I like most of the Lacey Chabert Hallmark movies. While it was predictable, it was well executed. The musical performance was one of the better Christmas Festivals. Obviously, this was helped by Mariah's directing. Most of the Hallmark movies with this plot requires the female to give up her "dream", but this one just pointed out that the dream could be pursued in a more supportive location.My only criticism was there was a bit of overindulgence of children's "attitudes" in the movie.

''A Christmas Melody'' is a new Hallmark Channel's movie. Fashion designer Kristin Parson (Lacey Chabert) sells her house in LA, and with her daughter, she is coming home, in town, where she used to live as a child. In Silver Falls, Ohio, she meets a music teacher Danny Collier (Brennan Elliott), who had a crash on her, since they were a kids. Now, Danny is Emiliy's (Fina Strazza) teacher. It's a nice movie. Mariah Carey, as a director did a good job. I really love Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott, think that they were amazing. Fina Strazza is a surprise for me. At the end, nice movie, with very good actors.