The Young and the Restless Next 2 Weeks: Special Guest, New Year’s Eve Romance, Kyle’s Setback and Claire’s Path

The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers for the next two weeks, December 18 to December 29, reveal that several Genoa City residents will find themselves overwhelmed as they consider what’s next.

During the week of December 18-22, the DNA test results will confirm Claire Grace (Hayley Erin) is Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) and Cole Howard’s (J. Eddie Peck) biological child, so all three of them will get emotional over that news.

Claire will begin her treatment at Memorial’s psych ward, but she won’t be alone.

Although Cole and Victoria were robbed of the chance to raise Claire, they’ll promise to protect and guide her now.

At the ranch, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) will be an emotional wreck after spotting Jordan (Colleen Zenk) through the window, but there’s always a chance Nikki will simply imagine Jordan’s out there.

Nikki will continue to drink, so that’ll definitely mess with her head.

However, Y&R spoilers do point to an unexpected arrival for Nikki and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), so it’s possible Jordan’s visit will be the real deal.

Later, Jordan will make another bold move against Nikki and leave her spiraling out of control.

It’ll be more than Nikki can take, so she’ll have a pretty shocking reaction to Jordan’s escalating revenge plot.

Over with Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic), he’ll fill Victor in on Nikki’s drinking after seeing some troubling warning signs.

Victor will take that info into consideration, but he still won’t trust Nate and will put him on notice.

After Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) resigns from Jabot, Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) will expect to take over the co-CEO position.

Diane Jenkins-Abbott (Susan Walters) will expect that too, but Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) won’t be as keen on putting Kyle back in that role just yet.

Kyle will have to decide whether he’ll divulge what he’s learned about Tucker McCall’s (Trevor St. John) Glacade scheme or sit on that intel for now.

Speaking of Tucker, he’ll surprise Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) with a new offer.

That could involve doing some shady hacking job for a boatload of money, but will Phyllis let herself get tangled back up in Tucker’s web?

Phyllis will also get a chance to spend some holiday family time at Daniel Romalotti Jr.’s (Michael Graziadei) penthouse, where Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) will play his keyboard and encourage the gang to sing Christmas carols.

Danny, Phyllis, Daniel, Summer Newman (Allison Lanier), Lucy Romalotti (Lily Brooks O’Briant) and Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) will all be on hand to help celebrate, but things will take an awkward turn when Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell) arrives.

Christine will pop up with a gift for Danny, so Phyllis won’t hesitate to open the door herself and make “Cricket” uncomfortable!

As for the Abbott clan, Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) will try to bring everyone together and remind them of the magic of Christmas.

Jack and Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) will be in a good mood as they toast to Tucker’s ruin, but they probably shouldn’t count Tucker out as a threat just yet!

Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) will also pull off a big surprise for Lauren Baldwin (Tracey E. Bregman), so she’ll be blown away by his unconventional gift this year.

Back with Billy, he’ll rush to his mom’s defense when conflict breaks out. Billy may have to intervene when Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) goes up against Mamie Johnson (Veronica Redd) again.

Other Y&R spoilers say Devon Hamilton-Winters (Bryton James) will find himself stuck in a jam this Christmas, but Abby Newman-Abbott (Melissa Ordway) will work to get him out of it.

During the week of December 25-29, there’ll be a special guest appearance. Longtime Y&R fans may remember Clarence (Brad Sanders), who used to give lively updates on all the soap action years ago.

Clarence will be back on the scene, so look for this stylish, hat-wearing character to enjoy the gossip of GC on December 27.

Of course, New Year’s Eve is coming up, so that could bring a chance for romance.

Will Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) and Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) use it as an opportunity to grow closer?

The Young and the Restless spoilers say Jordan will also add to Nikki’s misery, so stay tuned for all the mayhem.