Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the countdown.

A sweet vintage Christmas card image found online.  (Original source unknown.)

A holiday movie I watch year round is one you probably never heard of: “Home By Christmas”. It was released by Lifetime TV in 2006. It is done on the Hallmark theme of how the magic of the Christmas season always shines through, but that is where the similarities end. This movie may share a highly improbable plot and concludes with the proverbial happy ending, but you walk through a story with much more edge to get there. It stars Linda Hamilton (yes, THE Sarah Connor from “The Terminator” franchise) and Rob Stewart.

Despite its flaws, the seasonal movie provides a little escape that I have enjoyed for years and that includes a tune that is playing during a scene featuring-what else?-a holiday party. The track has a big band/swing kind of feel to it and gives a very vintage party vibe. But I thought it was one of those made-for-a-TV-movie-soundtrack songs that I would never be able to find so I did not even look. Then I stumbled upon several videos for it as I researched some new music for this year’s countdown.

I do not know if this is true but in the comments of one of the videos, a few people mentioned that the song is also featured in another Lifetime movie, 2008’s “A Christmas Proposal” as well as in Hallmark’s “A Boyfriend For Christmas” from 2004. I took the videos I found as signs to add this track to my playlist & my seasonal countdown.

The artist behind the song is Lacey Roland. I found it on Spotify and on his 2005 album, Makin’ Memories, on Amazon. His Facebook page lists him as “a singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, musician, published author and artist” originally from Virginia who resided in Kentucky until his death in September 2025.

I hope you enjoy this fun, festive track.

Undated image of Lacey Roland found online at AirPlay Direct. (Original source unknown.)

Lacey Roland in 2009 as per an image found on Facebook. (Original source unknown).

Lacey Roland: “A Christmas Dance With You” (2004, written by Lacey Roland).

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, happy listening!!!