Days of Our Lives" is famous for its annual hanging of the Horton ornaments at the Horton House house each year. However, another long tradition in Salem is the reading of the Christmas Story to the sick children at University Hospital each year. The children are played by real-life children of the cast and crew. Here's a look back at who has read the story since 1983:
1983: Wayne Northrop (Roman Brady).
1984: [The story was not read].
1985: Andrea Barber (Carrie Brady).
1986: Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton).
1987: Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton).
1988: Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton).
1989: George Jenesky (Nick Corelli).
1990: Peter Reckell (Bo Brady).
1991: Richard Biggs (Marcus Hunter).
1992: Matthew Ashford (Jack Deveraux). (*at St. Luke's)
1993: Macdonald Carey (Tom Horton) & Frances Reid (Alice Horton).
1994: Roark Critchlow (Mike Horton).
1995: [With a majority of the cast in "Aremid", the story was not read].
1996: Roark Critchlow (Mike Horton).
1997: Peter Reckell (Bo Brady).
1998: Roark Critchlow (Mike Horton).
1999: Frances Reid (Alice Horton).
2000: Frances Reid (Alice Horton).
2001: [Special flashback episode; flashbacks of Tom & Alice are used].
2002: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane).
2003: Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux).
2004: Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Deveraux).
2005: Jason Cook (Shawn Brady).
2006: Stephen Nichols (Steve Johnson).
2007: Darin Brooks (Max Brady).
2008: Bill Hayes (Doug Williams).
2009: Mark Hapka (Nathan Horton).
2010: Terrell Ransom Jr. (Theo Carver) & David Shatraw (Father James). (*split reading/not at hospital).
2011: TBA.
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