BREAKING NEWS!!! 1. 💍🔥 WEDDING OR WAR? Days of Our Lives Promo Explodes Week of December 29, 2025
As Days of Our Lives barrels toward the end of 2025, Salem proves once again that the space between Christmas leftovers and New Year’s champagne is its most dangerous time of year. The newly released promo for the week of December 29 through January 2 sets the stage for a volatile collision of romance, revenge, and moral reckoning — a week where vows are exchanged, lives hang in the balance, and long-simmering grudges threaten to erupt into full-scale war.
If viewers were hoping for a quiet holiday comedown, Salem has other plans.
A Wedding on the Brink: Leo and Javi’s Risky “I Do”
At the heart of the week lies what should be a joyful milestone: the wedding of Leo Stark and Javi Hernandez. On paper, it’s a fairy-tale moment — Leo finally getting his happily ever after, officiated by none other than Dr. Marlena Evans herself. Marlena’s presence lends gravitas and emotional legitimacy to a union that, frankly, few in Salem ever expected to see.
Greg Rikaart’s Leo remains one of Salem’s most chaotic yet oddly endearing figures, a man whose appetite for drama is matched only by his desperate need to be loved. Javi, by contrast, represents stability, sincerity, and emotional grounding — everything Leo claims to want and everything Salem tends to punish.
And punish it likely will.
The promo ominously hints at the return of Dmitri von Leuschner, a man whose past with Leo is tangled, obsessive, and unfinished. Dmitri isn’t the type to reappear for a polite toast and a clean exit. His looming presence casts a shadow over the ceremony, raising questions about whether this wedding will even be legally binding by week’s end — or whether it will dissolve into scandal, abduction, or emotional devastation.
In Salem, weddings are rarely about love alone. They are battlegrounds. And this one feels primed for an explosion.
The DiMera Death Watch: EJ vs. Kristen
While champagne flutes clink at one end of town, a far darker drama unfolds at the hospital. Peter Blake — a name loaded with decades of trauma, manipulation, and terror — lies on life support. And standing at the center of the storm is EJ DiMera.
Played with chilling restraint by Dan Feuerriegel, EJ makes his stance brutally clear: pull the plug.
This isn’t cruelty for cruelty’s sake. It’s DiMera pragmatism. EJ understands Peter better than most — not merely as a brother, but as a destabilizing force capable of unraveling everything EJ has fought to control. To EJ, this is risk management. A silent Peter is a safe Peter. A dead Peter cannot scheme, testify, or retaliate.
Kristen DiMera, however, is far less certain.
Kristen is no stranger to moral compromise, yet the promo shows her genuinely conflicted. Pulling the plug would make her complicit in Peter’s death. Keeping him alive risks unleashing a monster she may no longer be able to control. Her hesitation reveals a rare vulnerability — a woman forced to confront the consequences of her family’s endless cycle of survival at any cost.
What makes this storyline especially chilling is the implication that Peter may not be as unconscious as everyone believes. If he’s been aware — hearing EJ coldly discuss his death, hearing Kristen waver — his awakening won’t bring gratitude. It will bring vengeance.
Salem has seen this story before. And it never ends quietly.
Heart in the Chaos: Steve and Kayla’s Holiday Anchor
Amid the DiMera bloodshed and wedding anxiety, Days offers a necessary emotional anchor in Steve Johnson and Kayla Brady. Steve, donning his unforgettable “Patchy Claus” persona, delivers a dose of warmth and nostalgia that reminds viewers why this show endures.
Their mistletoe kiss isn’t just festive fluff — it’s a reminder of a love that has survived kidnappings, amnesia, secrets, and decades of heartbreak. In a week dominated by power struggles and emotional landmines, Steve and Kayla stand as proof that some bonds in Salem are unbreakable.
They are the calm in the storm — and the standard by which all other romances are judged.
Gifts with Consequences: Alex and Stephanie
Elsewhere, Alex Kiriakis presents Stephanie Johnson with a final gift — a moment that seems simple on the surface but carries emotional weight. Alex has spent much of his time in Salem being impulsive, guarded, and self-sabotaging. Lately, however, a quiet vulnerability has begun to emerge.
Stephanie’s reaction is cautious intrigue. Is this gift a farewell, a confession, or an attempt at closure? In Salem, gifts are rarely just gifts. They are declarations, turning points, or emotional grenades.
With New Year’s Eve approaching, this gesture may ignite unresolved feelings just when Stephanie believes she has clarity — proving once again that timing is everything, and Salem’s is always cruel.
Tony and Anna: Reunion with a Question Mark
Few couples bring as much effortless charm as Tony and Anna DiMera, and their reunion is a welcome reprieve after Tony’s recent kidnapping ordeal. Their kiss feels earned, comforting, and celebratory — a reminder of the glamour and wit that the DiMeras once embodied before the family descended fully into chaos.
Yet questions linger. Who kidnapped Tony? And why was he released so easily?
In Salem, kidnappings are never isolated incidents. They are chess moves. Tony’s return may be the calm before a storm involving DiMera Enterprises, family power struggles, or secrets Peter Blake left buried — but not forgotten.
Collision Course: Chad and Cat
Finally, the promo introduces a quieter but no less significant development: an awkward hospital collision between Chad DiMera and Cat Greene. Literally bumping into each other, the two spark the kind of messy, emotionally charged encounter that Days specializes in.
Chad remains haunted by the loss of Abigail, stuck between honoring his past and allowing himself a future. Cat, meanwhile, arrives with her own family baggage and emotional complexity. Their interaction feels like the beginning of a slow-burn arc — one rooted not in instant passion, but in shared grief and gradual healing.
In true soap fashion, the mess in the hallway mirrors the emotional mess in Chad’s heart. And cleaning one may finally force him to confront the other.
Final Thoughts: Salem Enters 2026 on a Knife’s Edge
The week of December 29 promises to reshape Salem’s power dynamics heading into the new year. A wedding threatened by obsession. A life-and-death decision that could unleash a terrifying enemy. Reconciliations that feel fragile but meaningful. And new connections forming in the unlikeliest of places.
The boldest prediction? Peter Blake wakes up at the very end of New Year’s Eve — not with gratitude, but with a threat that sends shockwaves through the DiMera family and into 2026.
In Salem, the year doesn’t end with fireworks. It ends with consequences.
And the war is just beginning.