JANET GIVES EDDIE A DISTURBING CHRISTMAS GIFT, PHIL LIES TO HIS PARENTS ABOUT HIS LIFE, AND OWEN HOPES TO RECONCILE WITH ALISON, ON ABC'S"OCTOBER ROAD"

"Deck the Howls" � A surprising event occurs when the estranged Owen and Alison try to figure out how to split time with their kids during Christmas. Meanwhile Phil lies to his visiting parents, claiming that he's an architect, which upsets his girlfriend; Janet gives Eddie a deeply personal gift, which freaks him out; and Nick learns the truth about his deceased mother, on "October Road," MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"October Road" stars Bryan Greenberg as Nick Garrett, Laura Prepon as Hannah Daniels, Geoff Stults as Eddie Latekka, Brad William Henke as Owen Rowan, Jay Paulson as "Physical Phil," Tom Berenger as "The Commander," Evan Jones as Ikey, Slade Pearce as Sam, Warren Christie as Ray Cataldo, Odette Yustman as Aubrey, Rebecca Field as Janet and Lindy Booth as "Pizza Girl."

Guest starring is Jonathan Murphy as Ronnie, Elizabeth Bogush as Alison Rowan, David Clennon as Randall Farmer, Veronica Cartwright as Lynn Farmer, Jonathan Kehoe as drunken caroler, Jessica Tuck as Caroline Garrett and Adam J. Bernstein as young Ronnie.

"Deck the Howls" is written by Victoria Strouse and directed by Sarah Pia Anderson.

"October Road" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to the airdate.

This episode of "October Road" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.