With the holiday season fast approaching, fans are already prepared to see old and new favorites on Hallmark’s upcoming winter slate. The channel once again has a slew of Christmas films on offer, and it’s hard to believe that the weather was anything but chilly at the time many of these films were filmed. Hallmark star Alison Sweeney recently spoke to CinemaBlend about the challenges of filming a Christmas movie in hot weather. So I was very surprised when another Hallmark star shared a completely different perspective.

Sweeney’s latest holiday film, This time every year, premiered on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries in October, a full two months before the holidays, but filming began much earlier in the year. The actress previously said that she doesn’t particularly enjoy photographing Christmas in July, and although it’s a holiday all year round, having to pretend to be cold is the “hardest” part of it all. if she’s not cold. She’s also not the first Christmas movie star to complain about filming in the heat.