Truly a heart-warming story well worth an attentive watch. The message here from the citizens of Christmas Island is how gratifying it is to share of one's self with others - what most of us who celebrate the spirit of Christmas wish to experience. There's no cliches, "wow" moments, or fluff in this story. My only knock was the story was a little slow to unfold. Once it did, you witness the Sharpe couple realize their financial success has come at a price of sacrificing their other talents, and their teenage daughter learns that she could accomplish wonders "offline", and become more empathetic to her little brother by reading a letter to Santa. Andrew Walker, one of Hallmark's finest, enhances this cast, and he, along with his fellow citizens, lead the visitors, Kate (the pilot) and the Sharpe's to rediscover joy and romance.

If you a lover of Hallmark Christmas Movies, this one of the best!

I watch at least 20 per Christmas Season from November through the Holidays on the usual channels; Hallmark (all 3 channels ) and the Lifetime Channel.

These movies are always heartwarming and put me in the Christmas Spirit.

This movie was adorable ! The chemistry between the leads (Andrew Walker - my personal FAVOURITE Actor) and Rachel Skarsten was cute.

The story was certainly a new one ! A High Strung Famous LA Family getting stranded on Christmas Island via a Storm while flying in their private jet. Their Pilot? KATE (Rachel Skarsten) on her 1st trip in her new job as a private pilot. No spoilers here.

This movie was actually filmed in the place that it purported to be ! It was not filmed in Nova Scotia pretending to be Maine but filmed in Nova Scotia and they got stranded on Christmas Island, Nova Scotia!

I always rate my Hallmark Movies by if they give me goosebumps or make me tear up from Christmas happiness. This had both :)

This was a really Cute movie and a 10!

I come from a small fishing town in the Pacific Northwest, we have a statue for those lost at sea and every few years we have our own 3-d tree made with crab pots, so I loved the addition of buoys for those lost at sea. I also really appreciated the answering of kids letters to Santa with a postmark from Christmas Island. I enjoyed watching Rachel Skarsten for the first time in last year's Royal Nanny (2022) and thought she really knocked that character out of the park. In Christmas Island, she plays Kate Gabriel a pilot who aspires to be a private pilot doing international flights. On her first private flight...a test drive for a permanent position with the lifestyle guru's the Smith's as they take their family to Switzerland for Christmas. Unfortunately things go awry and their plane is diverted and grounded in Canada close to a town called Christmas Island. With both parents busy working Kate, who hasn't celebrated Christmas in years, is assigned to bring Christening to their kids and for that she needs help... Oliver MacLeod played by the incomparable and handsome Andrew W. Walker. Oliver sets it upon himself the bring Christmas to Kate.

I appreciated some of the themes in this holiday hallmark romance, but the largest story arc...the romance between the air traffic controller afraid to fly and the pilot...well, I think they could have used a little more focus. Which is unfortunate because I think Andrew Walker could have chemistry with cardboard, and Rachel Skarsten is not too shabby herself. Not a recommendation to any but the hard core hallmark fans.