Having just moved back to her hometown without her serviceman husband but with her young son, Gretchen Daniels finds her life in disarray as Christmas approaches. But she discovers new purpose when she helps to deliver a message to her neighbor, Melissa, which makes her an ally in the quest to find the neighbor's sibling she never knew she had. The women become bonded not only by the search, but by the understanding that being there for each other means they're no longer alone. This friendship becomes the greatest Christmas gift of their lives. Based on a bestselling novel by Donna VanLiere.
The Christmas Note is a Christmas film originally broadcast on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel in 2015. The film is based on the 2011 book of the same name by Donna VanLiere. The Christmas Note is the fifth film from a series of ten books written by VanLiere. It was preceded by four movies made from the series, The Christmas Shoes (2002), The Christmas Blessing (2005), The Christmas Hope (2009), and The Christmas Secret (2014).