The shot of downtown Denver at the beginning of the movie is actually downtown Pittsburgh. The shot shows the iconic Hornes Christmas tree, a decades old Pittsburgh tradition.
The shot at the beginning of the movie is of Salt Lake City, not Denver. You can clearly see the Utah State Capitol, and the Salt Lake Latter-day Saint Temple.
The characters spend a lot of time talking about the distance between Denver and Littleton and ask how often people get "up to Littleton" from Denver.
In reality, Littleton is a suburb located approximately ten miles southwest of Denver and is considered part of the Denver metropolitan area. Further, usual geographic convention would dictate one would say they went "down to Littleton."
In reality, Littleton is a suburb located approximately ten miles southwest of Denver and is considered part of the Denver metropolitan area. Further, usual geographic convention would dictate one would say they went "down to Littleton."
Candace Cameron Bure's character also used a "dream board" in A Christmas Detour (2015) to plan her upcoming wedding. In this movie the dream board is to help plan the company Christmas party.