‘General Hospital’ News: Port Charles Celebrates Holidays With Nutcracker Gala For Toys For Tots – Photos And Video Teaser

The holidays in Port Charles are always special and ‘General Hospital’ spoilers tease that the Christmas episodes this year will be even more spectacular than usual. GH will feature a Nutcracker Gala to benefit Toys for Tots.

Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) is in charge with Monica Quartermaine (Lesley Charleson) nipping at her heels and trying to take over. The big event starts Friday, December 18 but won’t kick into high gear until Monday, December 21^st.

Gala action will likely continue through Wednesday, December 23^rd as the last of the new pre-Christmas shows. Look for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day shows to be reruns or preempted as they were on the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week.

“General Hospital” spoilers reveal that special guest R&B artist India Arie will perform at the gala – wonder which of the Quartermaines will get the credit for that coup? Maybe she’s a pal of Eddie Maine’s!

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Also, we’ll see Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) as a sexy Mrs. Claus with elf sidekick Kiki Jerome (Hayley Erin). Let’s just hope the little elf stays clear of the eggnog and doesn’t drive the sleigh if she’s tippling…

Also, behind the scenes shots reveal that Kiki seems to be on better terms with her mom Ava Jerome (Maura West) by then and Ava still has custody of Avery as they are shown spending time in the park together.

Other surprises include the return of Damien Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) and Ellie Trout (Emily Wilson) along with little Georgie Spinelli (Harper Rose Barash). That means a very Merry Christmas indeed for Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms).

Fans may hope that The Jackal will get some face time with our fave amnesiac Jason Morgan (Billy Miller). However, the photos ABC has released do NOT show the reformed hit man, Liz Webber (Rebecca Herbst), or Sam Morgan (Kelly Monaco).

Will Jason leave town prior to the gala? We know that Miller is taking a little vacation and it may be over the Christmas episodes that Jason has been written out for a week or two. Might not be a bad idea for Jason to check out of Port Charles and clear his head.

We also know that Dillon Quartermaine (Robert Palmer Watkins) will be on hand, so that threat to move back to LA seems like it was all talk – at least for now. Maybe the gig at Crimson will turn into a full-time job.

Spoiler photos also show that Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher) and Hayden Barnes (Rebecca Budig) will be at the fete, but you have to wonder what sort of reception Nik will get since everyone will know by then he was hiding Jason’s identity…

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Port Charles’ favorite loons Nina Clay (Michelle Stafford) and Franco (Roger Howarth) are dolled up for the gala and Nina is sporting a “Crimson” red gown. Julian Jerome (William deVry) looks dapper with his elegant date Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn).

It’s important to note that ‘General Hospital’ has long been committed to Toys for Tots and, in the past, GH has raised money for the charity offline. This year, though, showrunners decided to integrate the charity into the storyline of the show.

To get a sneak peek behind the scenes of the ‘General Hospital’ holiday gala, check out the VIDEO below. Skip to the 3:30 mark for a glimpse of the gala with Laura Wright and Frank Valentini on the set during rehearsal and filming.

And be sure to come back to Soap Opera Spy daily for more ‘General Hospital’ spoilers on the gala and all the other holiday drama to come!