When speaking to Movie Guide about the experience, David Haydn-Jones shared it was no easy task to put on dancing shoes for real. "I really only had three weeks to rehearse this," the actor shared. As Danica McKellar tackled samba, tango, salsa, and other dances during her "Dancing with the Stars" gig, she made sure to provide Haydn-Jones with all the information necessary to turn him into a real-life dancer. "It was the hardest thing I've ever done as an actor," Haydn-Jones told Movie Guide, explaining, "That energy, the lead, the touch, and the signaling; it is such a specific skill set."

In both films, the now-GAC couple portrays love interests. In "Swing Into Romance," McKellar took on the role of Christine, an ex-dancer striving to rescue her family's business by returning to dance, a journey that involves partnering with her former fiancé, Matthew, played by Haydn-Jones. Interestingly, in "My Christmas Dream," McKellar was Christina, a store manager in need of assistance from a handyman, portrayed by Haydn-Jones, whom she had fired just days earlier.

The co-star duo also had a great time filming "My Christmas Dream," even though no part of it was nearly as exciting as the dance sequences in "Swing Into Romance." In an interview with the Hallmark Channel, Haydn-Jones gushed, "We've had so much fun, scene to scene, the whole movie."