According to her co-star Paul Greene, Lacey Chabert was seven months pregnant at the time of filming. She gave birth to a daughter on September 1, 2016. Her character in the film always wears loose or layered clothing to conceal the pregnancy.
Paul Greene's mother played an uncredited extra in the film. She can be seen seated behind him on the airplane.
This is the third collaboration between director Christie Will Wolf and actress Lacey Chabert, and the second with a Christmas theme after A Holiday Heist (2011).
The original television premiere broadcast was presented by Coca-Cola.