Sister Swap
Jennifer and Meg trade cities for Christmas, giving one family holiday two connected viewpoints.
2 films · 2021 · Christmas
Start with the first filmMovies in viewing order
Start with A Hometown Holiday, then Christmas in the City for release order. These are interconnected views of the holiday, so the second changes the focus to Meg rather than starting a later Christmas.
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Film 1 · 2021
Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday
Film source · Premiered 5 December 2021Jennifer and her son return to Hazelwood, where the family theatre faces sale and needs repairs. Their hope for one more Christmas there leads the hometown side of the sisters' exchange.
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Film 2 · 2021
Sister Swap: Christmas in the City
Film source · Premiered 12 December 2021While Jennifer is in Hazelwood, Meg helps the Salt Lake City restaurant prepare for a Christmas competition. The prize supports charity, and this film follows the city side of the same family holiday.
About the series
Jennifer runs a restaurant in Salt Lake City. Her sister Meg lives in Hazelwood and helps at the family bakery. When Jennifer returns home with her son, Meg heads to the city, and each film follows a different side of the exchange. A Hometown Holiday centres the old family theatre; Christmas in the City follows the restaurant. Watching both fills in the sisters' shared Christmas.
What to expect
The sisters' responsibilities give the two films different settings. Jennifer and her son hope for another Christmas at a theatre that needs repairs. Meg helps the restaurant prepare for a competition that benefits charity. Family grief sits behind both projects, with the sisters finding room for romance as they change places.
The people who bring it to life
Jennifer Swift
A widowed restaurant owner who returns to Hazelwood with her son for Christmas.
Meg Swift
Jennifer's sister, who leaves the family bakery to help at the Salt Lake City restaurant.
Uncle Dave
The late owner of The Madison theatre, whose absence shapes the sisters' Christmas.
More cast and guest appearances 9
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- Jacob Buster2 films
Simon
- Anna Holbrook2 films
Debbie
- Jim Byrnes2 films
Luke
- Lila Clark2 films
Madzie
- Mark Deklin1 film
Eric Baker
- Susan Yeagley1 film
Barb Hutter
- Logan Donovan1 film
Alex
- Anna Daines1 film
Kate
Inside the series
The locations tell you whose story leads
A Hometown Holiday follows Jennifer in Hazelwood. Christmas in the City follows Meg at Jennifer's restaurant in Salt Lake City.
Read the sourceWatch for the other side of the exchange
Hallmark describes the films as interconnected. Their shared Christmas lets the second film add Meg's viewpoint to events surrounding Jennifer's trip.
Read the sourceWhat to watch next
A few more answers
Which Sister Swap movie comes first?
A Hometown Holiday premiered first, on December 5, 2021. Christmas in the City followed on December 12.
Is Christmas in the City set a year later?
The pair follows the sisters switching cities during the same Christmas period. The second film gives Meg's side of the exchange.
Sources & guide notes
Sources checked 13 September 2026. The film count follows the sequence above. Viewing options depend on your country.
Premiere date notes
Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday. Original airdate December 5, 2021.
Sister Swap: Christmas in the City. Original airdate December 12, 2021. The official About page calls the two films interconnected movies.