A California Christmas: City Lights (2021)
A California Christmas: City LightsMovie on Netflix
”A dairy farm owner and winemaker must choose between love and family obligations.”
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Sequence of 'A California Christmas: City Lights', released in 2020. This time we follow the couple Callie and Joseph a year after they fall in love, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations make Joseph return to the city. 'A California Christmas: City Lights' follows the same formula as the first movie, that is, it is a sugary romantic comedy that could easily be from the Hallmark Channel, which is famous for such films. Another Christmas production from Netflix that is a pleasant pastime.
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Sequel to 'A California Christmas'. Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.
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