L-R: Durance and Elliott (Photos: Hallmark Media)

Erica Durance and Brennan Elliott are making another Christmas movie together!

A superfan of Brennan shared a tweet recently of the two actors on set of an upcoming Christmas movie, and he retweeted it… and we’re so excited!

The working title of the movie is It Happened at Christmas, and is believed to be scheduled for a premiere on either Hallmark Channel or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries later this year during the beloved holiday programming slates. The two previously co-starred in “Open by Christmas” for the Hallmark Channel network back in 2021.

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Christmas Con has spread holiday cheer to both the West Coast and the East Coast for the past few years, but in 2023… there’s no place like Christmas in the Midwest! That’s 4 Entertainment has announced that they will bring their beloved holiday convention filled with festive vendors, audience-engaging seasonal games and the opportunity to see your favorite Christmas movie stars up close when Christmas Con comes to Kansas in June—hosted by Jonathan Bennett!

The event will run from June 9-11 at Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park—just minutes from the heart of Kansas City! Tickets are currently on sale at Thats4Entertainment.com.

Check out the full list of celebrity guests who are currently scheduled to attend the Kansas event!*

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Despite a lot of setbacks due to the pandemic, Christmas Con NJ finally went off without a hitch last December for the second annual installment of the holiday event that brought Christmas movie fans, the stars, and festive activities together in one place to celebrate the ‘most wonderful time of the year’ — and it’s coming back this year for round three of holiday cheer!

That’s 4 Entertainment announced the first 10 celebrity guests out of the 30 who will be in attendance for Christmas Con New Jersey* when it takes place this December 9, 10 and 11th at the NJ Expo Center in Edison, NJ, including returning host Jonathan Bennett and headliner Lacey Chabert.  Show hours are: Friday 12/9 – 2pm-8pm, Saturday 12/10 – 10am-6pm and Sunday, 12/11 – 10am-5pm.  Check out the first batch of stars announced below!

UPDATE (9/18/22): We have updated the attendance list with a plethora of celebrities who will be taking part in the event!

UPDATE (11/7/22): Kimberley Sustad and Kristoffer Polaha had to cancel their appearances at Christmas Con: New Jersey 2022 due to scheduling conflicts.

UPDATE (11/10/22): Victor Webster had to cancel his appearance at Christmas Con: New Jersey 2022 due to scheduling conflicts. Jessica Lowndes and Benjamin Ayres have been added to the attendance list!

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IMPORTANT UPDATE (10/02/20): That’s 4 Entertainment announced today that they have officially postponed the Christmas Con New Jersey event to next year due to the pandemic. The new dates are December 10th-12th of 2021. Refunds are available if you can not make the event next year, but if you can, hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new dates!

FYI: The California event has also been postponed.

Christmas Con is coming back to New Jersey! Last year That’s 4 Entertainment held the the first-ever Christmas convention that featured holiday fun along with many of your favorite stars from Christmas movies and other popular creatives in the festive field. The LollyChristmas.com team was able to attend, and we had a merry blast!

Many thought with the announcement of Christmas Con: California that the event would be moving location entirely, but due to the success, Christmas Con will be returning to the Garden State this December with several returning stars plus additional fan-favorites for a weekend filled with cheer.

Elliott and Drew in a scene from CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA. | Photo: Crown Media

I believe it’s easy to say that “Christmas in Vienna” is one of the most highly-anticipated Hallmark Channel original holiday movies of the year, which is partly due to the fact that we’ve been waiting to see it since last fall! Last November Brennan Elliott and Sarah Drew, who lead the new Yuletide romance, posted on social media about filming the movie on location in Vienna, Austria — and that early prep clearly came in handy when productions had to abruptly halt this spring/summer.

In “Christmas in Vienna”, violinist Jess (Drew) travels to Vienna for a performance and discovers a inspiration in both romance and music, thanks to a little Christmas magic. Hallmark Channel has uploaded the first trailer to give you a real sneak peek! Check it out below.

Yesterday Hallmark announced several new movies and actors joining the network family this Christmas, so if you missed that, get the scoop by clicking here!

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IMPORTANT UPDATE (7/14/20): That’s 4 Entertainment announced on Twitter on 7/11/20 that they have officially postponed the Christmas Con California event to next year due to the pandemic. The new dates are June 25th-27th of 2021. Refunds are available if you can not make the event next summer, but if you can, hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new dates!

NEW UPDATE ALERT (04/05/21):  With June 2021 being too soon for large gatherings in California, That’s 4 Entertainment announced that they will have to once again push Christmas Con back another year.  The company posted today on Instagram that Christmas Con: California will now take place August, 5th-7th of 2022!

If you weren’t able to attend That’s 4 Entertainment’s first Christmas Con in New Jersey last year, and wanted to attend but you lived on the West Coast, you’ll be excited to know that Christmas Con is coming to California! The event was originally scheduled to be a fun-in-the-sun Christmas in July convention, but due to the current COVID-19 global crisis, they had to push the event to a later date.

Join your favorite actors from beloved Christmas movies (including a whole slew of Hallmark Channel stars!) for a jolly weekend of professional photo ops, special Q&As, and many more surprises, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California on August, 5, 6 & 7 of 2022*!

“Christmas Made to Order” star and “Cake Wars” host, Jonathan Bennett, will return as the official host, and his former “Mean Girls” co-star (and Hallmark Christmas movie princess), Lacey Chabert, will be the official headliner. Many of the actors that attended the 2019 event will also take part in the California event, so if you missed out on seeing them last year, here’s another chance!

Elliott (left) and Drew (right). | Photos: Crown Media

We’re in the merry midst of Christmas movie premieres but, we can still talk about what’s coming next holiday season, right? I can’t tell you how many emails I received from fans wanting Brennan Elliott in a new Hallmark Christmas movie, and I’m thrilled to share that he will be… in 2020!

The network favorite shared on Instagram over the weekend that he would soon head to Vienna, Austria to begin filming Christmas in Vienna with Sarah Drew (Lifetime’s “Twinkle All the Way”).