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‘Sleigh Bells Ring’: In New Hallmark Movie A Magic Old Sleigh Restores Holiday Spirit And Love, Starring Erin Cahill, David Alpay

By Traciy Reyes
Published on: 23:02 PST, Dec 16, 2016

Get ready for some holiday magic with the premiere of Hallmark’s latest movie, Sleigh Bells Ring. Directed by Marita Grabiak and written by Buddy Baron, Jay Cipriani, and Tracy Anderson, Sleigh Bells Ring is about a single city manager who has the task of pulling off the perfect Christmas parade after she happens upon an old sleigh that promises to restore her Christmas spirit and rekindle sparks of love for her former flame. The charming new movie stars Erin Cahill and David Alpay, according to It’s A Wonderful Movie.

Sleigh Bells Ring: Synopsis of Hallmark Movie

Laurel Bishop, the Parks and Recreation director for Mission City, has just been promoted to City Manager. Now, she has a ton of work to do in addition to caring for her lovely daughter. Although it is a lofty position, she must work hard to earn this new title. Laurel can do it by organizing the annual Christmas parade. After Mission City’s mayor puts her in charge, the pressure is on to make this year’s event unforgettable. Just when she’s having a hard time coming up with ideas, Laurel spots an old sleigh in an elderly gentleman’s front yard.

It’s a must have so she decides to ask the old man for it. Now, with the second-hand sleigh in hand, Laurel needs to fix it up. To do it, she needs some help, and help comes her way after she bumps into her old boyfriend, Alex, from college. Not only is he handsome, but he’s got the skills to restore this timeless sleigh back to life.

With only two weeks left before the parade begins, Laurel and Alex work feverishly to get the sleigh ready. But the sleigh has a mind of its own. First, it breaks mysteriously, and then it disappears before magically reappearing. Their only hope is to rebuild the sleigh and keep it in one piece before it makes its debut on Santa’s float for the Christmas parade.

Meanwhile, sparks begin to fly as Laurel and Alex work into the night at Audrey’s Antiques. It is there that memories of precious moments they shared in the past begin creeping up and before long, old feelings of love renew. But, Laurel can’t let herself fall too hard. After all, Alex is leaving soon to accept that promotion in New York City, and she has no time for a long distance relationship.

Then disaster happens: the sleigh disappears one more time, and Alex decides to sneak out of town to avoid saying goodbye to his true love, Laurel. However, he has a change of heart when he miraculously finds the sleigh on the side of the road. Determined to help Laurel achieve success and make the mayor proud, he drags the old thing back to Mission City, where he saves the parade and their chance at love the second time around.

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Actress Erin Cahill (via Hallmark Channel)

“Cahill has guest-starred in over 30 television shows including CBS’ Angel From Hell earlier this year, as well as episodes of Bones, NCIS: Los Angeles, How I Met Your Mother, Sleepy Hollow, Body of Proof, Chuck, Law & Order: Los Angeles, The Mentalist, Monk, CSI: NY, Supernatural and Greek, among others. She just appeared in the lead role of The Lifetime network film, The Watcher, which will be coming out on Netflix by the end of this year.”

Actor David Alpay (via Hallmark Channel)

“David Alpay is best known for his recurring role on the CW series The Vampire Diaries and being a regular on Showtime’s The Borgias and The Tudors. On television, Alpay has guest starred in a number of hit television series, including Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva, CBS’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, USA’s Royal Pains, TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles and Fairly Legal, Starz’s Crash, and FOX’s Dollhouse. Most recently, Alpay starred in Lifetime’s drama series, The Lottery, guest-starred in a recent episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and had a recurring role in Quantico.”

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Cozy up to Sleigh Bells Ring, a wonderful romantic movie this Sunday, December 18, at 8/7 p.m. Central on the Hallmark Channel (HMC). Also premiering on Hallmark this Saturday night is My Christmas Love.

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