The countdown to Christmas is on as the 2023 TV schedule continues to wind down, and that means everything is merrier and brighter than ever on Hallmark. Movies ranging from Lacey Chabert’s A Merry Scottish Christmas to The Santa Summit with a unique spin to Nikki DeLoach’s A World Record Christmas have already been released in 2023. I spoke with DeLoach for her latest Hallmark Movies & Mysteries project, and she reflected on the “crazy” time that she filmed a holiday movie in the middle of a heatwave.
A World Record Christmas arrived in November 2023 as a take on a true story, and Nikki DeLoach opened up about the movie celebrating neurodiversity with the story of a young autistic boy who wanted to break a Guinness World Record. Of course, if Hallmark is going to have 40 movies ready to celebrate the holiday season, that means filming Christmas content throughout the year. When I spoke with the actress, I asked what time of year her latest movie was filmed, which led to a reveal about a project that she filmed years ago. She began:
