SNEAK PEEK: Liam confronts Quinn

DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sami tells EJ what happened with Nick at the lake. Stefano's return confuses Kate. Kate warns Jordan she will learn her secret and use it to re-win Rafe. Jordan sends a mysterious email. Jordan is conflicted when Rafe sends her a surprise Christmas gift. Victor tries to make amends with Maggie. Maggie wants to be in the holiday spirit, but she still cannot forgive Victor for his plot to destroy Kristen that also destroyed Eric and his loved ones. Victor pays Eric an unexpected visit in the hopes that Eric can convince Maggie to reunite. Eric, torn between helping Victor and not giving into his bitterness towards Brady, tries to deter Maggie from moving back into the mansion. Later, someone catches him with a drug dealer —Victor. Brady celebrates the holiday by getting high ... just as Nicole arrives to bring him good cheer. Eric tries to figure out the meaning behind his dream about Nicole. Nicole and Eric are thrown into a situation that reminds them of when they first fell in love. The Hortons celebrate Christmas by hanging their family ornaments. Abigail is thrown by JJ's return to his sullen attitude. Will begins to suspect Sonny and Gabi are keeping something from him.

SNEAK PEEK: Sonny's in trouble

GENERAL HOSPITAL: A wounded Carlos is hiding out at Britt's apartment after the shootout. Sonny covers for Morgan (the real shooter) and sticks with his story that his gun went off by accident. Diane and Milo hold vigil at Max's bedside. Morgan is overcome with guilt over shooting Max. Uneasy as she sees Lulu next to Ben, Britt's guilt is killing her and she makes a heartfelt gesture to Lulu about trying to have a baby. Ava toys with AJ's emotions causing AJ to once again hit the booze. It's New Year's Eve in Port Charles. Patrick and Robin are enjoying their reunion. Felix returns home early and makes a discovery: injured fugitive Carlos in Sabrina's bed. Sabrina feels nauseous, chalking it up to stress, but Felix thinks she is pregnant. Despite the fact that their dates tend to end in disaster or with shattering revelations, Silas and Sam go out for New Year's. Maxie reveals that she's going on an "Eat Pray Love"-type journey to find herself because it is the only way she'll be able to start getting over her guilt and her loss of the baby. Britt runs an ultrasound on Lulu to determine the viability of her eggs, but there appears to be a problem. Just as Silas is about to tell Sam about the calls from the NYPD detective, an irate Monica tells them she received a letter from the hospital board that they're looking for her replacement as Chief of Staff — and guess who's name is at the top of the list? It's Silas, who assures Monica he didn't know anything about this development but is silently buoyed by this new job prospect. Monica asks Silas to take his name out of contention.

SNEAK PEEK: Mommy dearest is back

YOUNG AND RESTLESS: Friends and family gather at The Underground to celebrate Summer's birthday. Victor is troubled by Sharon's presence as he watches Nicholas and her work together. Victor warns Nick to prevent Sharon from finding a way back into his life. Summer opens up to Nick and admits that this birthday is hard because it reminds her of how everything was different for them a year ago. Paul obtains the suit that Fen was wearing the night that Carmine died. Paul tells Christine that if there are traces of Carmine's blood and gunpowder on it, then it puts Fen at the murder scene. Leslie struggles with the idea of the big family Christmas as she and Neil have dinner with his family. Jack leaves a message for Kyle asking him what he has found out about Bonaventure. Billy is surprised that Jack is using Kyle in his fight against Victor. Jack explains that it was Kyle's idea and he needed someone he could trust. Nick asks Avery what she plans to do for the holidays. Things get tense when she alludes to the fact that she and Dylan don't have any plans. Victor and Nikki have a heated discussion about the changes she's made to her will. Nikki insists that Dylan will be a part of her will. Before Victor can respond, Dylan arrives to ask Nikki if she knows anything about his father, Ian Ward. Chelsea tells Adam that she wants Chloe to be Connor's godmother.

SNEAK PEEK: A family reunuion

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Netflix, gearing up for season two of "House of Cards," is hoping that President Obama will make a cameo appearance. Reed Hastings the of Netflix used a photo op to ask President Obama to appear on the show, in which Kevin Spacey plays a politico who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. The offer from the Netflix CEO came during a photo op at the White House this morning — a little less than two months before season 2 of the show debuts — as Obama met other tech company CEOs and bosses to discuss the troubled Obamacare website and government national security surveillance efforts. According to the White House pool report, the president was overheard asking Hastings if he brought advance copies of House of Cards. The report adds, "the exec laughed and invited Obama to do a cameo on the series." The president also joked that Spacey's Underwood character is "getting a lot of stuff done" and he wishes "things were that ruthlessly efficient" in the real life DC. As for Spacey, I had a real-life encounter with him. He lived in the same apartment building as I in Manhattan. He was not there very often. One of the few times I saw him, his bull-mastiff whizzed in the elevator. The award-winning actor acted as if nothing happened. When your big pooch is releaving himself in an elevator and you pretend not to notice, that is acting.

Mega movie star Robert Redford is teaming up with the Discovery Channel on a scripted series about the end of the civil war through the beginning of the 20th century. Redford will produce and not act in the project. The program, set to air in 2014, is casting. The show will give the real story behind such iconic historical figures as Buffalo Bill, Jesse James and Crazy Horse. Redford suggests, while this period has been romanticized, it was also a time of blood, war and the shaping of the country.

Matthew Perry realized you've got to have friends to make a sitcom hit. Perry has seen that his two post-"Friends" show comedies only lasted a season. "Mr. Sunshine" and "Go On," starred and were produced by Perry. Perry has decided to go back to his "Friends" roots for a CBS series. The show will be shot in front of a studio audience and use three cameras. It will also deal with friends. These friends: Oscar Madison and Felix Unger from the hit "Neil Simon" play "The Odd Couple," which became the hit TV series. Jack Klugman played slob supreme, Oscar Madison. Tony Randall was Felix Ungar, his fastidious roommate. Go to Hulu or YouTube and watch episodes. It's a comedy show with laughs and heart. Perry is very jazzed about the project. He saw the movie that starred Walter Matthau as Oscar and Jack Lemon as Felix when he was 10 years old. Perry says he has always had an affection for the movie and television series and always wanted to play the guy who sees nothing wrong with wearing the same pair of socks for a month. As for Felix, who thinks socks should be ironed, the part has yet to be cast.

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