Snow falls softly over the Texas plains as twinkling lights wrap around wooden fences and wreaths hang proudly on every barn door. For one small town, Christmas isn’t just a holiday — it’s rodeo season.
Claire Bennett (Kelsey Asbille), a polished event planner from New York City, is sent back to her hometown of Amarillo, Texas, to organize the annual Christmas Rodeo Gala — a beloved tradition that’s struggling to survive modern times. With a career on the line and her city life waiting for her return, Claire intends to make this just another job… until fate rides in wearing a cowboy hat.
Her new partner? Jack Lawson (Luke Grimes) — her high school sweetheart and the rodeo’s reigning champion. He’s rugged, loyal, and still carries the same quiet charm that once stole her heart. For Jack, Amarillo isn’t just home — it’s heritage. He’s fighting to save the rodeo his late father built, even as sponsors pull out and corporate investors threaten to change everything.
What begins as a clash between tradition and ambition soon turns into something deeper. Between decorating the arena with Christmas lights, practicing the gala’s charity line dance, and wrangling horses in the snow, old memories stir — and new feelings spark.
But when Claire’s boss from New York (played by Glen Powell) arrives with an offer that could change her life forever, she faces an impossible choice: follow her dream job in the city… or follow her heart back to the place she once called home.
💫 “This Christmas, she’s trading heels for cowboy boots — and finding love on the ride.”
Featuring Kelly Reilly as Jack’s older sister — a wise, protective ranch owner who believes in second chances — and Faith Hill as Claire’s mother, whose holiday spirit holds the family together, Rodeo Christmas Romance blends heartfelt emotion with Hallmark’s signature warmth and nostalgia.
With sweeping shots of golden sunsets, snow-covered pastures, and festive Texas town squares, the film captures the spirit of Christmas where love feels as wild — and as freeing — as an open ride across the plains.
❤️ Themes of Love, Legacy, and Coming Home
At its heart, Rodeo Christmas Romance is more than a holiday love story — it’s about coming home to yourself. It celebrates the people who stay, the ones who leave, and the magic that happens when life brings them back together.
It’s a reminder that:
“Sometimes the greatest adventures don’t take you farther away — they bring you right back where you started.”
With a soulful country soundtrack led by Faith Hill and Luke Grimes, and cinematography that glows like a Texas sunset, this movie promises laughter, tenderness, and a love story worth riding for.
