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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!

L-R: Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray (Photos courtesy of Crown Media)

It looks like Jessica Lowndes and Chad Michael Murray are your next Christmas movie dynamic duo! The two actors popped up on Jessica’s Instagram story this week from the set of their new festive feature, which is supposedly titled “Too Close for Christmas”.

Considering their filmography history with the Hallmark networks, I believe this movie is set to premiere this holiday season for either Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas lineup, or on its sister network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries for the Miracles of Christmas event.

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IMPORTANT UPDATE (8/27/20): There was a post on the Fall Into Christmas Instagram page a few weeks ago considering postponing the event until 2021 due to current events, but that post has since disappeared — as well as the official Facebook page. The event holders announced today that the convention has officially been postponed until 2021 and has been renamed Spring Into Christmas!

Read their statement by clicking here.

We began seeing posts on social media late last fall regarding an upcoming Christmas in July convention that would happen during the summer of 2020—fast forward a few months and there’s a lineup of great celebrity guests as well as a major date change!

The Christmas in July convention is now Silver Screens Events’ Fall Into Christmas Convention, which will take place from October 2nd-4th* at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The event organizers made an announcement this week that due to feedback and the current global COVID-19 health crisis, they felt it to be a wise decision to move the event to the fall.

There’s a lot to look forward to—from professional photo-ops with your favorite Christmas movie stars to contests, celebrity Q&A sessions, parties, games, and a special evening Christmas banquet!

Here’s hoping things are looking much more positive around the world come October.

Check out the list of celebrity guests scheduled to appear below!

(L-R): Jessica Lowndes, Jack Wagner, Nikki DeLoach, Paul Greene, Lacey Chabert, Larissa Wohl and Jen Lilley. | Photo: Crown Media

Just because the Hallmark Christmas movie premieres conclude on December 22nd doesn’t mean the network will be done pulling out all the stops for the 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas!

Celebrate the eve of Christmas Eve with the sound of the season by joining some of your favorite network stars for Hallmark Channel’s Christmas Concert, which you may have been aware of thanks to some recent social media posts from all those who took part.

Autumn Reeser and Andrew Walker | Photos: Crown Media

We wait all year for this very special time yet once December hits, it feels like it just flies by — it may be hard to believe, but this Friday, December 13th marks 12 Days ‘Til Christmas!

The Hallmark Channel is celebrating this real ‘countdown to Christmas’ by bringing some network favorite stars to share their cherished holiday memories, traditions and stories with viewers during intimate vignettes that will air during the daily Christmas programming.

Photo: Crown Media/Amazon

There’s something about a red winter coat that just screams “it’s Christmas time!” In fact, one of my favorite things to see when watching holiday movies is how festive the wardrobe is.

I can’t help it, I love fashion…especially when it’s festive!

Jessica Lowndes is returning for her fourth Christmas movie this year, starring opposite Michael Rady in “Christmas at Pemberley Manor” and, in the film, her character Elizabeth Bennet wears a gorgeous red fit-and-flare coat. Needless to say, I had to track it down immediately–and I found it!

Elizabeth is wearing the Via Spiga Double Breasted Wool Skating Coat in Red. It’s currently still available (in Navy as well) on Amazon.com, but the prices vary in size ranging from $66.09 – $195.98.

Photo/Screencaps: Crown Media

Last night, Hallmark Channel aired a sneak peek of the movies making their way to our television screens this holiday season with the “Christmas: A First Look” preview special hosted by Lacey Chabert alongside Hallmark Channel pet ambassador, Happy the Dog.

On the special, Lacey–clad in a fabulous red dress by The Kooples, talked about some of the new movies that will be premiering on Hallmark Channel’s “Countdown to Christmas” and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Miracles of Christmas” holiday programming.

Check out what festive stories you can expect to see later this year–the countdown is on!

Left: Jessica Lowndes, Right: Michael Rady / Photos: Crown Media

Another festive day of Christmas in July has brought more joyous movie news for all my fellow fans of Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas, according to EW!

Jessica Lowndes, star of 2015’s “Merry Matrimony”, 2016’s “A December Bride” and last year’s “Magical Christmas Ornaments” is returning to the network this holiday season alongside Hallmark alum Michael Rady (2016’s “Christmas in Homestead”, 2017’s “A Joyous Christmas”) to star in “Night Before Christmas”.

Photo: Crown Media

Jessica Lowndes returned for her third Hallmark Christmas movie–this time for the sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Lowndes stars in “Magical Christmas Ornaments” as Marie, a book editor that has her Christmas spirit reawakened thanks to her mother mailing her family Christmas ornaments, which bring positive changes to her life each time one arrives–including a possible romance.

In the film, Marie and her neighbor Nate (Brendan Penny) attend a holiday party where they wear Christmas sweaters, which I was able to track down to give you the details on how to get them for yourself this season.