I kinda love when Hallmark/Lifetime Christmas movies have multiple names. Granted, it can make it a little difficult to research the movie but it feels like someone is trying to hide the movie from the world. A Little Christmas Charm also goes by the name The Charm Bracelet.

Holly (Ashley Greene Khoury) is a jewelry designer working at her best friend’s vintage store. When her friend, Megan (Britt Irvin), brings in a jacket for Holly to prep for the sales floor, Holly finds a charm bracelet in the pocket. Determined to find the owner, Holly pairs up with Greg (Brendan Penny), a reporter with a local paper.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries tends to air the movies that have a mystery attached. Returning lost items, finding lost loves…those types of things. Normally, I’m into those types of movies. Christmas Charm, however, loses its focus halfway through. Instead of giving them a good mid-movie conflict, Greg just gives up because he doesn’t think they will find the owner by the deadline for his “feel good” article. Since Holly doesn’t want to search on her own (she says “it’s more fun with Greg”), the search completely stops. It isn’t until Holly has an epiphany while looking at pictures from Megan’s baby shower that the search continues. There should have been something like - Holly loses a charm (because she keeps taking them off the damn bracelet) and they have to retrace their steps then they see something they didn’t notice last time that helps them. Giving up is dumb when the writers made Holly so determined in the beginning to find the owner.

If you aren’t a super fan of one of the actors, I would recommend that you skip A Little Christmas Charm. The Christmas Ring has a similar plot. If you need to watch a Christmas mystery, watch that one instead. It’s much better.