Directed by Kevin Connor and written by Roger Schroeder, it aired November 27, 2004 on the Hallmark Channel.

Twenty years later, Holly is a romantic skeptic and is more focused on her career as a social worker.

On New Year's Eve, Holly learns from her scheming ex-boyfriend Ted that Douglas is really Ryan Hughes, who was sent to her by Santa Claus.

They meet up at a park, where they finally remember where they first met - at age 13 when she helped him take his little sister to see Santa - and they watch the New Year's fireworks together.

[3] A review in TV Guide says of the film "like fruitcake, [it] is sweet but full of empty calories.