Jason47’s Days of Christmas Past: 1969 Edition!

Now Available: Jason47’s Days of Christmas Past: 1969 Edition!

See how Salem celebrated Christmas 1969…in a very somber way.

Kitty Horton has recently died, and Bill Horton is out on bail, the main suspect in her murder.

Mickey spends Christmas with Michael, still unaware that he is not Mike’s father.

Laura makes an early mention of her mother being at a sanitarium.

See the first in-depth look at Janene Whitney, a character who would eventually be played by future "Knots Landing" star Joan Van Ark.

Also, since the 1968 edition, Janet Banning has passed away, and Julie has been reunited with her son, and has renamed him David (in honor of his late dad, David Martin).

Plus, see some of the work of the other early "Days" writers, with Bill Bell assigning these scripts to Pat Falken Smith and the husband & wife duo of Theodore & Mathilde Ferro.

And, Alice says this ironic line: "You’re all my children." (All My Children would make its debut a few weeks later in January 1970).

All that and more at http://www.jason47.com

1966 SOON TO ARRIVE…WITH A SPECIAL TREAT!

An interesting development in the research of the early "Days" Christmases…

Until tonight, it was thought that 1971 was the first time the hanging of the Horton ornaments was ever shown on-screen. 1965 did not have any ornaments, and the ornaments were seen on the tree (but not shown being hung) in 1967, 1968, 1969 or 1970.  With 1966 research now just in, the debut of the Horton ornament ceremony actually took place in 1966 (and then took a 5-year break until 1971)!!   Later this week, just in time for the 46th anniversary of this very special episode, the first Horton ornament ceremony from 1966 will be posted!!