“Being an executive producer, I appreciate how much Lifetime let my voice be heard,” said Fields. “And I said to them one day, ‘The holidays are all about family and these ladies are my family" — that would be Lisa Whelchel (Blair), Mindy Cohn (Natalie) and Nancy McKeon (Jo). Fields told the network she wanted to “bring a little bit of Christmas magic and nostalgia and whimsy by having them make a special appearance in the film,' and they said, ‘Oh my gosh, of course! Yes!’ And so I reached out to the girls and told them what I was doing and they said, ‘Yes, we’d love to do it.’”