‘Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas’ – Sonny & Will Craft a Twisted Holiday Movie
Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas has Will Horton (Chandler Massey) writing a twisted holiday tale with support from Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker). The feature-length holiday movie is sure to be an instant classic for the NBC soap. Here are more fun tidbits about the movie premiering on December 16 on NBC’s streaming platform, Peacock.
Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas – Will Horton & Sonny Kiriakis Dream up Wild Screenplay
The Days Christmas movie reveals Will Horton pens a Christmas movie as his next writing assignment with the help of his hubby, Sonny Kiriakis. Will talks with his husband about the idea. And Sonny mentions how Christmas movies are full of cute little mom-and-pop shops in little towns with a big holiday spirit. Not to mention, they always have an air of romance about them.
So, Will decides his movie will be no exception on Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas. But, he and Sonny know with love, anything can happen. Of course, Will’s screenplay includes unexpected twists and turns that will delight movie-goers, as Soap Dirt reports. And Sonny Kiriakis drops in some ideas of his own on the DOOL special.
Of course, any good writer pulls from his or her own experience to add a bit of authenticity. In fact, Will Horton uses the example of his friends and family to come up with the most interesting holiday romp to date. Sonny is glad to help his spouse out any way he can. So, who’s in this wacky yuletide tale?
Horton Family Featured in DOOL X-Mas Film
The Days of Our Lives Christmas movie has familiar faces doing unfamiliar things in this holiday special. First, fans get a glimpse of Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) and EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel). However, it looks as though the couple is not together any longer. Instead, EJ’s with another lover.
Further, Allie Horton (Lindsay Arnold) and Sydney DiMera play a part as well. DOOL fans see a glimpse of little Sydney running into Sami’s arms. Unlike the other siblings, she’s not been SORAS’d but still a young child. Twins Berlyn and Brooklyn Baca last played the DiMera daughter in 2014.
Xander and Leo featured in a Very Salem Christmas. 🎄⛄️ #DAYS
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In addition, Will’s grandma Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) makes an appearance. But, is she the devil in Will’s movie too? Days of Our Lives viewers would love to get a reprieve from the demonic possession plot. Maybe this is the holiday miracle mentioned in the trailer. And the good news is, there are no glowing yellow eyes in sight.
A Very Salem Christmas Couple Swaps
Don’t think for a minute this is going to be your run-of-the-mill soap opera holiday special. Ken Corday’s first-ever Christmas movie throws surprises our way. In addition, head writer Ron Carlivati cleverly swaps partners for some of Salem’s most loved couples on the DOOL movie.
A Very Salem Christmas sees John Black (Drake Hogestyn) in matching sweaters being cute with Kristen DiMera (Eileen Davidson). Meanwhile, Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) celebrates the season with Nick Fallon (Blake Berris), who’s alive and well. Plus, Gabi looks a little too cozy with Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) in another strange twist on the Days of our Lives special.
In addition, the DOOL film shows Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) making eyes (again) at hunky Xander Cook (Paul Telfer). Viewers may recall hilarious scenes between dandy Xandy and lying Leo when the con artist was in town to do Sonny dirty. Finally, fans get a glimpse of villainous-looking Paulina Price (Jackee Harry). Perhaps, she’s Will’s answer to the classic Ebenezer Scrooge.
The soap world is excited for this new December adventure with some of the best-loved actors from Days of Our Lives. Can Will Horton pull off the most wonderfully twisted Christmas movie with the help of Sonny Kiriakis? Check out A Very Salem Christmas on NBC’s Peacock app on December 16.