(AS THE WORLD) TURNS, TURNS, TURNS

Exactly 25 years ago, Christmas Eve in Oakdale meant...

Teen Lily is, as always, lamenting to Sierra about Lucinda wanting to surround her only (ha! that's what Lily thinks!) child with the very best money can buy (aw, poor Lily, the heart just bleeds for her, doesn't it?), Craig going through an (alas, temporary) sweet and adorable phase, Frannie (Julianne Moore) celebrating her 20th birthday with a gift from Doug (John Wesley Shipp) before he reveals the full extent of his nutsiness (well, he does, see the Christmas card Kim gets, but no one realizes it yet), Kevin (Steven Weber) attempting to clear his name, John visiting an incredibly young Andy, and Dusty in a Member's Only jacket. It was 1985....