The three-time Emmy Award-winning writer of the Netflix sensation A Christmas Prince and six holiday novels is tapped by Audible to write its one and only scripted, full-cast Christmas rom-com this season, Once Upon A Christmas Carol.
“Karen Schaler has a direct line to the very heart of Christmas, and a gift for distilling its warmth and magic into profoundly uplifting storylines. Christmas stories are an essential part of the season, and Karen is one of the most masterful seasonal storytellers writing today. She understands exactly why we come to holiday stories year after year—for warmth, hope, love and an escape from our worries—and she delivers all this and more with her own festive flair.” –Rose Hilliard, Executive Editor, Audible Originals
Schaler is not only the creator of Once Upon A Christmas Carol she is also one of the performers. The star-studded cast includes Hallmark Christmas movie favorite Ryan Paevey that Schaler brought on after meeting Paevey at a RomaDrama convention and Audie award-winner Brittany Pressley. Also adding to this impressive ensemble are world-class musicians composer and pianist Carl Bolleia and violinist Katherine Fong who has been with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2000.
Schaler also wrote the original song Once Upon A Christmas Carol which plays a major role in the story.
This feel-good, festive, holiday romance runs just over two hours and brings all the Christmas feels. Audible is offering a free trial so you can get Once Upon A Christmas Carol for free or buy on Amazon on sale for less than the price of a movie ticket
Here’s more about Audible Original ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Karen Schaler.
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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