Christmas Day Soap Lineup: Which Favorites Are Airing New Episodes — And Which Are Taking the Day Off
Christmas Day could shake up your soaps—find out which daytime staples are serving fresh drama and which are going dark for the holiday.
Holiday TV gets chaotic fast, so here is the straight shot: which soaps are new, which ones hit pause, and what reruns you are getting on Christmas Day.
Christmas week soaps: the actual schedule
- Days of Our Lives (Peacock): New episodes on Dec 24 and Dec 25. Streaming means no preemptions. Expect cozy family time in Salem and a darker turn in the DiMera crypt, where prisoners are fighting to stay alive.
- Beyond the Gates (CBS): CBS's newest soap skips a fresh hour on Dec 25, but drops a special Christmas episode on Dec 24. On Dec 25 and Dec 26, you get reruns from Dec 5 and Dec 8 — the WinterFest episode and the one that introduced Greg Vaughan as Kial.
- The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS): The Forresters do their traditional Christmas Eve celebration on Dec 24. No new episode on Dec 25; CBS re-airs the 2024 Christmas Eve hour, the one where the family tries to spark some holiday magic while Carter's controversial move hangs over the room.
- General Hospital (ABC): Brand-new episode on Dec 24, 2025. Port Charles leans into the season as Carly takes a risk and Dante gets guidance from Sonny. No episode on Dec 25 — ABC is wall-to-wall NBA basketball.
- The Young and the Restless (CBS): New episode on Dec 24. On Dec 25, CBS pulls a classic from Dec 23, 2010: Victor gets a full ghosts-of-Christmas experience, with George Kennedy as Albert Miller, Signy Coleman as Hope Adams, and Raya Meddine as Sabrina Newman.
Yes, General Hospital really is new on Dec 24, 2025, then it gives way to hoops on Christmas. And Bold replaying the 2024 Christmas Eve episode on the 25th is intentional. If you have never seen that 2010 Y&R ghost tour with Victor, it is a delightfully odd holiday pick.