A sneak peek at some of the action that will take place on Y&R during the week of December 24, 2012. Be sure to tune in to Y&R every weekday to see how everything plays out.
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Victor manipulates Victoria by playing the orphan card
Victoria tells Billy she wants to be with her family for Christmas
Billy warns Victoria
Victoria asks Billy to accept a truce with her father
Sharon realizes that Adam was behind the Genoa City arson wave
Adam and Sharon discuss their options
Sharon opts to protect Jabot at any cost
Adam tells Sharon that he's in a position to use Jack's weaknesses against him
Sharon wonders what Adam really means
The ex-lovers agree to abide by Dr. Watkins's advice
Adam puts the pills back in Jack's desk
Neil takes back his resignation
Jack prepares a press conference to deny the drug allegations
Neil and Jack discuss the article
Jack denies his addiction
Neil calls Jack out on his obvious lie
Jack refuses to try a 12 step recovery program
Kyle and Adam listen as Jack promises to make Jabot a Newman subsidiary
Jack's peace offering is rejected
Leslie warns Tyler about his lady killing habits
Cane turns down Tyler's graffiti idea
Tyler and Cane spar over Lily and Jabot
Chelsea bemoans her lousy karma
Chloe suggests that Sharon deserves bad karma, not Chelsea
Nick promises Sharon that she's getting better
Phyllis asks Avery to come for Christmas
Avery sees the card Jamie gave Summer
Summer tells Avery about Fen and Jamie
Phyllis watches Summer confide in Avery
Summer says that she would rather have Avery's advice than her mother's
Hurt, Phyllis goads Avery about her divorce
Avery hides her discomfiture
Nick and Avery meet up for their own Christmas celebration
Lovemaking ensues after the gift exchange
Nick finds a pair of dog tags
Avery notices that Nick is distracted
Nick lies and says he's worried about putting Faith's toys together
Sharon and Nick spend Christmas morning together with their children
Summer asks Avery to come to Phyllis's
Phyllis can't keep herself from digging further into Avery's divorce
Avery finds herself getting angry
Alone, Avery sadly reflects on the dog tags
Summer walks downstairs and inadvertently catches Noah with the bag of money
Noah is shocked to see Summer standing there
Summer wonders why Noah is hiding so much money
Noah's guilty reaction makes Summer curious
John Abbott's spirit is felt at Christmas
Jack hits an all time low
Nikki and Victor share a special Christmas gift exchange
Adam reaches out to Chelsea
Billy pays Adam and Chelsea a visit
Adam warns Billy to back off
Cane is bitten by the green monster of jealousy
Tyler charms Lily
Neil and Leslie get passionate
Chloe and Kevin hunt for the missing money
Tucker does his best Santa impression
Jill and Kay are surprised by Tucker's Christmas spirit
Kyle is paid a visit by his friend Kieran
The Abbotts attempt an intervention on Jack's behalf
Victoria asks Avery about Nick
Sharon and Victor run into one another
A sneak peek at next week
Daniel returns only to break his mother's heart
Phyllis and Daniel say farewell
Leslie provokes Neil into an accidental revelation
Neil's job impedes his romantic inclinations
Adam and Chelsea begin anew
A shocking rendezvous forces Adam to perform emergency damage control
Genoa City celebrates New Year's Eve
Nick and Avery ring in the new year
Chloe makes a score that delights her husband
Kevin and Chloe celebrate coming into some money
Victor uses Mason to gain information about Jack
Jack's shocking behavior leads to a confrontation with Victor
Summer is shocked by Fen's announcement
Michael is appalled by Summer and Fen's blow up
Down the road previews
Leslie and Tyler hide a dangerous secret
Cane reacts to the chaos at Jabot and wonders if he should find another position
A pretty new face at Jabot puts temptation in Cane's path
Neil and Leslie grow closer
Tyler finds himself attracted to Lily
Neil's interaction with Tyler changes the Winters family dynamics
Cane finds himself with a potentially ruthless rival
Tucker and Katherine's troubled relationship begins to improve
Devon begins to accept Tucker back into his life
Jill and Tucker continue to set sparks with one another
Katherine re-evaluates her priorities after a serious scare
Tucker's motivations are suspect as he attempts a connection with his family
Victor wonders if Nikki wants their remarriage
Disturbing news spoils Nikki's happiness as she and Victor prepare for their wedding
Victor and Nikki's future hangs in the balance
Adam and Victoria compete to show who is most like Daddy
Victor and Victoria employ harsh tactics against Adam and Jack
Adam seeks to prove his worth as the true Newman scion
Chelsea is put off by Adam's obsession as they struggle to rebuild their relationship
Victoria's ruthlessness affects Billy
Jack's pill addiction makes the situation worse
Adam, Billy and Phyllis all warn Jack against putting Jabot under Newman control
Jack risks losing everything despite everyone's hopes for a last minute rescue
Phyllis takes action
Nick and Phyllis's divorce becomes final
Phyllis and Jack become one another's savior
After resolving her anger with Avery, Phyllis begins to rebuild her relationship with Summer
Sharon and Adam begin working together
Someone new comes into Sharon's orbit
Nick's new career hits an unexpected bump in the road
Victor uses the opportunity to nudge Nick back towards the family's concerns
Avery and Nick's feelings for one another deepen
An unexpected twist causes upheaval in their romance
A face from the past reopens a chapter Avery thought was closed
Noah's ex-girlfriend Adriana begs him for help
Fen's jealousy and rage lead him to a shocking act
Jamie faces unthinkable consequences
Michael and Lauren struggle to protect their son
The Baldwin's marriage begins to crack under pressure
Michael takes a stand with Fen
Abby returns to Genoa City
Congressman Wheeler gets in the middle of Victor and Jack's ongoing battle
Wheeler makes it clear he'll do anything to protect his image
Kyle's twisted plans with his former stepmother cause consternation and dismay
Chloe and Kevin turn to larceny as Kevin goes in a surprising direction
The Newman Ranch rises from the ashes, as does its patriarch