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Here's the fourth of four pages in the gallery about where this delightful Hallmark movie was filmed. Entertaining Christmas was filmed in October in Ontario, Canada. This Facebook photo is from Port Perry BIA, which proudly shared a series of behind-the-scenes photos here. They wrote on Facebook: "The cameras are rolling in downtown Port Perry! Our town has been transformed into Cedar Hills, Vermont, as the Hallmark Channel USA is filming a Christmas movie starring Jodie Sweetin of Full House. Shops are still in full swing, though! Check out the action and peruse the fantastic shopping Port Perry has to offer."
Commenter Di Koning mentioned that they used cotton batten for the snow, since it wasn't actually snowing when the movie was filmed (but it was pretty cold.)
Port Perry is a great place to visit to experience some Christmas magic. Right now, you can enjoy carriage rides and visits with Santa every weekend until Christmas, on Saturdays from 12-4 p.m. and on Sundays from 1-4 p.m. The town is decorated beautifully for the holidays and if you have a chance to visit, you really should.
Click on to the next page in the gallery to see more photos of where the movie was filmed. Then on page 6, we'll start talking about the cast.
Recap & Looking Ahead: The synopsis from Hallmark for Entertaining Christmas reads: "Claire is a cookbook author, crafting expert, and television personality whose name is synonymous with perfection. As she contemplates retirement, her daughter Kara (Sweetin) is poised to become the new face of the Livingston brand. The only trouble is, Kara can’t cook. Or sew. Or do any of the signature things her mother is known for. When a young girl posts a video online requesting Claire help welcome her deployed father home for Christmas, Kara is sent in her place in an effort to prove herself a worthy successor to the board of directors and win the job. As Kara does her best to make a good impression, she gets more than she bargained for when the young girl’s uncle Joe turns out to be a reporter for the local paper, looking for his next story."
Another synopsis from Hallmark has different name for the main characters. It's not clear which version is correct, since the different versions are both listed on Hallmark's website: "Candace, daughter of lifestyle mogul Liz Livingstone, has never lived up to her mother’s standards. When a young girl posts a video begging Liz to help arrange a special Christmas party, Candace is sent in her place. As she struggles to prove herself worthy of running the company, Candace meets — and begins falling for — the girl’s uncle, a reporter writing an expose on her."
And here's what's coming up on Hallmark's original Christmas movies: For December we have a lot more original, new movies. On Dec. 16 is A Gingerbread Romance, Dec. 22 is Jingle Around the Clock, Dec. 23 is Christmas Made to Order, Dec. 25 is When Calls the Heart Christmas, and Dec. 29 is A Midnight Kiss. Then in January, we'll have new Winterfest movies on Hallmark every Saturday night.