Birthdays in Music
- Dec 3 Phyllis Curtin, American soprano (NYC Opera), born in Clarksburg, West Virginia (d. 2016)
- Dec 4 Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin], Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday, Three Smart Girls, 100 Men & a Girl), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (d. 2013)
- Dec 6 Piero Piccioni, Italian musician and composer (d. 2004)
- Dec 7 Arne Dorumsgaard, composer
- Dec 8 Terence Weil, cellist/teacher
- Dec 19 Ludvik Podest, composer
- Dec 21 Joan Dickson, British cellist and teacher, born in Edinburgh (d. 1994)
- Dec 22 Hawkshaw Hawkins, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Huntington, West Virginia
- Dec 22 Robert Frank Kurka, composer
- Dec 24 Gerard Thomas Victory, composer
Steve Allen
Dec 26 Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, actor and TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)

Steve Allen