Review of Our Christmas Love Song

Melody (Alicia Witt) left her small Indiana city quite awhile ago to pursue her country music singing career. A rising star, she has just sung an original Christmas song, The Heart of Christmas, on the stage of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. But, oh no, a former star of the Opry named Connie calls at once, to accuse Melody of stealing the tune from her hit The Heart of Tennessee. Knowing she wrote the song long ago with her Dad as a teenager, Melody goes back to Madison Indiana to look through the attic for her old sheet music compositions. Everyone welcomes her! But, at her mother's house, she can not locate the sheets. Nevertheless, Melody begins spending time with her sister, her aspiring singer-niece, and, most importantly, a former flame, Chase (Brendan Hines). This handsome beau, also a singer and guitar instructor, had to take over the family business when his father passed away and provide for a younger sister. As the town folk urge Melody to attend the Christmas Tree lighting with Chase, will rekindling a romance be a bad idea? And, with Connie continuing to telephone and pester, will Melody find her original music or have to share the wealth of the already hit song? This lovely Hallmark film has all of its usual wonderful ingredients that make the network's films so special. It has a lovely duo in Witt and Hines, a beautiful setting, a heartfelt script and a zesty direction. In addition, this one has one more element: melodious music and original songs. Romcom and Christmas fans will be humming happily after any viewing!