But one of her best friends stepped in to change her mind aboutChristmas movies… with a dare.

…So it really was a dare from the two of them."

Burton now sings the praises of the genre she once described as “dorky.”

Burton and Santa

“It’s a great genre,” she explained.

I’ve got power in the house!"

Getting old friends together also means there is no need to work on building onscreen chemistry.

Lifetime Christmas

I think the audience can see that," Burton toldSheKnows.

Burton is not the only one who compares a Christmas movie shoot to summer camp.

HerOne Tree Hillco-star Tyler Hilton says the set of their most recent Lifetime movie had summer camp vibes.