'The Christmas High Note': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Lifetime's romance film

A heartbroken music coach is about to find love through the magic of Christmas caroling
(Lifetime)
(Lifetime)

What is Christmas without the Christmas carols that fill the air with festive seasonal spirit? Some of the most popular Christmas songs have some high notes to hit, however, and bringing the seasonal spirit to life can be a struggle...but the journey to get there can be an opportunity for people to grow closer. When a heartbroken music coach finds herself alone with the holidays approaching, a young girl who wants to hit the high note in 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' and her single father opens the door for this music coach to find her way back to love again – just in time for a Christmas.

Release Date

'The Christmas High Note' releases on December 22, on Lifetime.

Plot

The official synopsis for 'The Christmas High Note' reads, "After being stood up by her partner Brad (William McNamara), Rachel (Jamie Luner) soon meets Michael (Johnny Messner) and his teenage daughter, Sophia. During Christmas Eve pageant rehearsals, Sophia finds herself challenged to hit the high note in her solo of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Rachel offers to coach Sophia's performance and discovers a new interest in Michael."

Cast

Jamie Luner

Actress Jamie Luner arrives at Idol Prom: The "American Idol" Season Ten Top 24 Debut event at the Roosevelt Hotel on February 24, 2011, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Jamie Luner plays the film's lead, Rachel. The actor got her start in Hollywood at a young age, appearing in television ads as early as three. She was in high school when she starred in 'Just the Ten of Us' and returned to Hollywood film and television as an adult in 1993 with 'Moment of Truth: Where is my Daughter?". She is best known for her roles on 'Murder in the First', 'Melrose Place' and 'All my Children'.

Johnny Messner

Actor Johnny Messner attends The 2014 American Film Market (AFM) at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on November 6, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Johnny Messner plays Michael, a single father and the film's love interest for Rachel. Johnny Messner is best known as an action star, famous for his roles in 'Tears of the Sun', 'Running Scared' and 'Spartan'. He is also known for his role on 'Jane the Virgin'.

Trailer

There is no trailer yet released for 'The Christmas High Note'. Circle back for latest updates. 

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