Days of our Lives warms our hearts and sticks with tradition ... The Horton ornament tradition began in 1966 when Alice (Frances Reid) decorated the tree with seven ornaments made by her mother ...

Hope Brady's mother is Adelaide “Addie” Horton Williams, another prominent character in Days of Our Lives. Patricia Huston portrayed her from 1965 to 1966 and Patricia Barry from 1971 to 1974.