Following the success of last year’s “Christmas Everyday,” Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Brandy Norwood is returning to Lifetime to star in and executive produce another Christmas film.
Norwood reprises her role as Francine “Fancy” Ballantine, which garnered her an NAACP award nomination.
She will star alongside real-life daughter Sy’rai Smith, Debbi Morgan and Robert C. Riley in the film which has the working title “Christmas Everyday Again” and recently wrapped production.
The film follows a Chicago fashion designer Fancy Ballantine (Norwood) preparing for the biggest season of her life as she works to secure the future of her thriving boutique while planning her dream Christmas wedding to her fiancé, Jaylen (Robert C. Riley). With her supportive mother, Evelyn (Debbi Morgan), and spirited sister, Belle (Sy’rai Smith), by her side, everything seems to be falling into place. But when mounting business pressures and the unexpected return of a reformed ex lead Fancy to shoulder every burden on her own, she unintentionally pushes Jaylen away. As Christmas approaches, Fancy must decide whether she’s willing to let go of the past before it costs her the future she’s always dreamed of. Also returning to reprise their roles are Kajuana S. Marie as Deena, Journey Carter as Tia, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as Germaine, and Lamman Rucker as Richard. Gregory Alan Williams joins the cast as Earl.
“I’m so excited to step back into Fancy’s world,” said Norwood, a major star in R&B music who rose to fame in the 1990s with hit songs and her own TV show. “Making Christmas Everyday was such a special experience, and I’m thrilled that audiences will get to continue this journey with these characters.”
