The year began with the Mean Girls musical movie, and the year is ending with yet another bid for a revival (of sorts) of the beloved 2004 film — specifically from Aaron Samuels himself, Jonathan Bennett.

It's not like a regular Christmas movie. It's a cool Christmas movie.

Bennett, Lohan, 38, and Chabert, 42, all starred together in 2004's Mean Girls, a comedy film that follows the complexities of high school's social hierarchies. More recently, Bennett stars in Hallmark's Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane, while Lohan and Chabert star in Netflix's Our Little Secret and Hot Frosty, respectively.

Jonathan Bennett expressed his desire to make a Christmas movie with his talented co-stars from Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert. I think what's so special about the similarities

Jonathan Bennett wants a “Mean Girls” reunion. Bennett, along with his “Mean Girls” co-stars Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert, is leading his own Christmas special this year and suggested the idea of the trio reuniting on a holiday film.

The actor tells PEOPLE when it's "much more efficient" to work on a holiday project Jonathan Bennett is used to getting in the holiday spirit year-round. The actor, 43, who has starred in numerous Christmas-themed projects — including the recently released Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane — tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that there is a certain time of year when it is better to shoot a festive film.