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Once Upon a Christmas Carol

Written by: Karen Schaler
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Ryan Paevey, full cast
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Publisher's Summary

Celebrate the magic and music of the season with this scripted holiday romance by Emmy Award-winning writer Karen Schaler!

Rachel Rinehart’s Christmas season is on the brink of disaster when her record label suddenly drops her, threatening to end her music career. Then she receives a mysterious Christmas card, and everything starts to change....

Inside the card are lyrics to a classic Christmas carol urging her to return home to Crystal Falls, the snowy mountain town she left behind 15 years ago.

Once she arrives in Crystal Falls, a stroke of fate brings her face-to-face with her first love, Matt Meyers, who’s now a devoted single dad. Rachel continues to receive mysterious cards filled with Christmas carol lyrics and clues she must follow—all leading her back to Matt. Is it the work of a hometown matchmaker, or could it be Christmas magic? And will the music and majesty of the season help Rachel discover where she truly belongs?

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©2022 Karen Schaler (P)2022 Audible Originals
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A sweet Christmas audiobook that warms your heart

Once Upon A Christmas Carol
by Karen Schaler

I chose to listen to the audiobook of Once Upon A Christmas Carol and I am so happy I did, with a full cast ensemble the story moved and I was able to enjoy this story even more.

Singing star Rachel Rinehart’s label has dropped her and it appears she has been having trouble coming up with new songs, maybe there is something missing and she just doesn’t know it yet. So when mysterious vintage Christmas Cards keep showing up, the leave her no choice to go home to Crystal Falls to find out who is sending the cards and maybe remember how much she loved her home town.

Reuniting with her father and so many friends and finding her first love has moved back to Crystal Falls it seems like the Christmas Angel sending her the cards may have brought her the Christmas she didn’t know she needed.

It was fun picking out the voices I’ve listened to before and the two hours and a bit to listen to it put me in the Christmas mood.

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Great performance

Love the musical performances in this audio book, especially the Anna’s final song . Short and sweet Christmas musical story.

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Cute

Cute Christmas Story!
Slightly cheesy, but a perfect holiday story that gets you in the holiday spirit

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Fantastic. Need to listen to it again!!

What a great story and well portrayed by all the readers. Can’t wait for another one next Christmas.

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Fun Hallmark-like story

This story was a lovely short story that warmed my heart and sparked Christmas joy.

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good read

enjoyed the book. Good audio production. Christmas setting and charm. A relaxation read , get your mind off your evergday.

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A good distraction during a Busy time.

I found this book to be a good Christmas listen! Only at Christmas while I was baking. It was fun and a good distraction.

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Super cute holiday book

I really enjoyed this novel. It’s short, but the perfect listen for wrapping up Christmas gifts.

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What a cute story

What a wonderful listen. It was engaging and entertaining.

I loved the Christmas card mystery and this totally gave me Hallmark Vibes. A second chance at love, finding one's self and understanding what's really important in your life. I'd totally recommend it.

The ensemble cast was perfect and Ive been a fan of Ryan Peavey for awhile so I loved him in this.

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Recommend it

A very sweet Christmas story. Loved listening to it. It was like listening to a movie.

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