I love Danica McKellar in most Hallmark movies she has been in, and Niall Mater of the 'Father Christmas' franchise with Erin Krakow is also a pretty decent and reliable Hallmark performer.
So the cast is a good start. Throw in the Dollywood setting and the - eventual, after much build-up! - cameo by Miss Dolly herself, and you have a decent movie. Of course there is a plot in there somewhere: Danica and Niall play rivals for the same job, who then have to work together to plan and then execute the Dollywood Christmas event. From being rather frosty to each other at first...well, you can guess where it ends up by the time the credits roll. Not exactly an original plot, but the setting does enough to set it apart from the rest.
So the cast is a good start. Throw in the Dollywood setting and the - eventual, after much build-up! - cameo by Miss Dolly herself, and you have a decent movie. Of course there is a plot in there somewhere: Danica and Niall play rivals for the same job, who then have to work together to plan and then execute the Dollywood Christmas event. From being rather frosty to each other at first...well, you can guess where it ends up by the time the credits roll. Not exactly an original plot, but the setting does enough to set it apart from the rest.