Hallmark's 2020 movie "A Gingerbread Romance" is the plot that most closely mirrors the sweet architecture-based love story of "A New Orleans Noel." Tia Mowry plays Taylor, an architect up for a big promotion in another city. The only thing standing in her way is a life-size gingerbread house building contest. With the help of a local hunky baker, Taylor begins to see the value of family and finding a place to call home. Like Grace, she's moved around a lot for her projects, and while her ambitions have been rewarded with success, she's finally finding where she belongs just in time for Christmas.

Lifetime's next architect-Christmas crossover is 2022's "Merry Swissmas," starring Jodie Sweetin. Her character Alex nails the busy architect trope — she's someone who doesn't have time for Christmas or family, and has focused primarily on her career for the past several years. However, when Alex goes to visit her mother in Switzerland to help her open an inn, she meets a handsome groundskeeper amidst the Swiss Christmas magic who helps her take life a bit les seriously.

Perhaps the experienced groundskeeper, who tends to take history's side, is the more rugged version of the buttoned-up architect, who hopes to usher in a new era. However, it's common for both archetypes to have Scrooge-like tendencies.