Go Birds! The Metropolis of Brotherly Love is felling the love in Christmas on Name, a heartwarming story of kindness and connection amongst a handful of Philadelphia first responders. Virtually makes up for the group booing Santa at a 1968 Eagles sport (an actual factor, look it up!).
“[It] is the right location for a film about sacrifice, teamwork, dedication, and romance at Christmas,” says Camden Simmons, Director of Programming for Hallmark Media, admitting that it was additionally a good time to toast the native soccer crew for his or her just-dropped charity album, A Philly Particular Christmas Album.
“Its metropolis is famend for its ardour, range, and neighborhood…all of that are very important components of this film,” Simmons continues. It’s additionally a city identified for household, so search for native NFL star Jason Kelce‘s mother Donna in a cameo (she additionally pops up in A Chiefs Love Story to rep her Okay.C.-playing child Travis!)
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Sara Canning (Vacation Street) stars as emergency-room physician Hannah Williams, a current Philly transplant who warms as much as the town’s hustle and bustle by spending her free time with the sweetly optimistic EMT Wes Sullivan (Holidazed’s charismatic Ser’Darius Blain). Over the course of the movie, the 2 uncover that, regardless of their high-pressure jobs, it’s vital to decelerate typically and let another person assist them.
Whereas Wes and Hannah share the sunshine exhibits, vacation occasions, and cheesesteaks of Rocky Balboa’s hometown, sparks are additionally flying for Wes’ cop cousin (Reena Jolly) and a fellow officer (Erik Athavale). However this isn’t your typical meet-cute: It seems these two tried their hand at relationship a 12 months in the past and now have to type out a messy misunderstanding that derailed their romance in the event that they’re going to have the ability to work collectively.
And again at Hannah’s hospital, in simply the film’s most emotional subplots, a loyal nurse (Monique Marcker) tries to remain merry and hold issues underneath management regardless of her hidden disappointment surrounding a liked one’s army deployment. All of those tales intersect and affect every character, like a Love Truly for unsung heroes.
“Hallmark has lengthy showcased a wide range of methods folks have fun Christmas,” provides Jennifer Kramer, Hallmark Media’s Vice President of Programming. “However on the subject of first responders, their duties and work schedules usually don’t enable for them to have fun in conventional methods. We wished to element how the responders discover methods to embrace the vacations, new traditions, and time with family members, at the same time as they carry out their heroic work.”
Christmas on Name, Film Premiere, Friday, November 22, Hallmark Channel