Birthdays in Music
- Dec 8 James E "Jimmy" Smith, US jazz/organist (Walk on the Wild Side)
- Dec 8 Samuel "Sammy" Davis Jr., American singer/dancer/actor (Ocean's 11, Candy Man), born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
- Dec 12 Vladimir Shainsky, Soviet and Russian composer, born in Kiev, Ukraine (d. 2017)
- Dec 17 Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor, comedian and singer (Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2011)
- Dec 19 Robert Sherman, songwriter (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
- Dec 20 Vlastimir Nikolovski, Macedonian composer, born in Prileb, Macedonia
- Dec 22 Thomas Christian David, Austrian composer, born in Wels, Austria (d. 2006)
- Dec 24 Mohammed Rafi, Indian actor and playback singer, born in Kotla Sultan Singh, India (d. 1980)
- Dec 24 Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli singer (Road to Jerusalem, Don't Say Goodbye, Say I will see You), born in Mandatory Palestine (d. 2012)
- Dec 27 Allan Blank, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
- Dec 28 Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (Touch of Class, Mozambique), born in Ulm, Germany (d. 2002)
About December 1925
How Old? 93 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation or the G.I. Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)