Tyler Hynes, Brennan Elliott, Rachael Leigh Cook Heading to Christmas Con 2025 (Exclusive)

Christmas in May? It’s a thing now, apparently, because Christmas Con is announcing its first batch of holiday heroes heading to New Jersey this year.

And the list is stacked with 11 Hallmark hunks and festive favorites.

PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the Three Wise Men crew — that’s Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, Paul Campbell and Kimberley Sustad — is returning for a weekend of Q&A panels, photo opps, signings and extreme merriment.

Brennan Elliott will be getting in the holiday headspace following the heartbreaking death of his beloved wife, Camilla Row, in March. Thousands of cheering, carol-singing fans will be sure to lift his spirits.

Joining them is a quartet of Christmas Con first-timers.

Hynes’ The Groomsmen costar Heather Hemmens will be making her debut at the convention. The Yellowstone and Roswell, New Mexico alum starred in Christmas Under the Lights with Marco Grazzini in 2024 and Christmas in My Heart with Luke Macfarlane in 2021.

Longtime Hallmark actor Brendan Penny is also joining the fray. The Chesapeake Shores star has appeared in at least eight Christmas movies.

Former Superman Brandon Routh and Rachael Leigh Cook — who, as everyone knows, is all that — were expected to make their first trip to Christmas Con in 2024 but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. But that excitement wasn’t cancelled, it was delayed, and they’ll both be joining in December 2025.

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Lastly, two of Lacey Chabert’s recent festive fellas will return to the convention: Wes Brown, who recently revealed to PEOPLE that he’s filming a third Haul Out the Holly movie with her, and Will Kemp, who celebrated the holidays with her in A Christmas Waltz and A Merry Scottish Christmas. (They’re not Chabert’s only costars who will be in Jersey this winter either. Hynes, Walker and Penny have all played her love interest over the years, and Elliott’s been her costar 10 times.)

UPDATE: On Friday, May 30, six more stars — new and returning — were announced on Instagram! Nikki DeLoach, Victor Webster and B.J. Britt are coming back to Jersey. And joining them are Brittany Bristow, Crystal Lowe and Travis Van Winkle.

UPDATE: On June 30, Christmas Con shared that Cameron Mathison and Stephen Huszar will be returning this year, and newcomers Jessy Schram and Marcus Rosner will be joining as well!

UPDATE: Christmas in July strikes again! On July 9, three more jolly gents were added to the lineup: Brant Daugherty and first-timers Robert Buckley and Daniel Lissing.

Thats4Entertainment’s Christmas Con will take place at the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey, from December 12-14, and its halls will be decked to the gills with carols, tree lightings and sweet treats. On the main stage, expect fun panels, games and activity with the stars. And, of course, Santa Claus will be there too.

Get tickets and more info here.