The character of Nick was introduced in Christmas in Evergreen (2017) as the mysterious man not from Evergreen hired to play Santa Claus. Now he is portrayed as having deep fifty year plus ties to the town.
You can see a pineapple ornament over the left shoulder of Elliot (Antonio Clayton) at around the 27 minute mark. This is an ode to Maggie Lawson's years on Psych that had a hidden pineapple in most episodes of that show.
Carol's maiden name is mentioned to be Fenwick.
Premiere date is changed to November 29, 2019, on the Hallmark Channel, announced on October 29, 2019.