Hallmark Christmas before it was a genre — wholesome chaos with a side of frontier drama.
From celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner star in When Calls the Heart: The Heart of Faith, a beautiful story originally released as "The Heart of Christmas." Christmas is coming to Hope Valley and everyone's in a festive mood. Rosemary and Lee have returned from their honeymoon to reside in their new row house next to Elizabeth, who's busy helping her students mount a nativity play. A traveling peddler, Sam, is mistaken for Santa by the kids… and then mistaken for a thief—temporarily—by Jack! But Elizabeth is stunned when word arrives that the supply train has derailed. Without costumes for the play, food for the feast and presents for the kids, Christmas will be ruined! It takes a lot of faith, spirit, and the cooperation of friends and family to show Hope Valley what Christmas is all about!
Costume
1900s frontier Christmas fashion is accidentally camp perfection.
Acting
Lori Loughlin's maternal energy could solve any supply train crisis.
Director
Neill Fearnley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally titled 'The Heart of Christmas' — rebranded as a 'When Calls the Heart' installment after the show exploded in popularity. Franchise synergy, baby!
This aired during Hallmark's 2017 Christmas dominance, when the network minted 33 original holiday films. Hope Valley was just one snowglobe in the blizzard.
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