Events in Music
- Dec 28 George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes" premieres in New York City
Birthdays in Music
- Dec 1 Jaime Mendoza-Nava, composer
- Dec 3 Ferlin Husky, American country singer (Born to Lose, Gone)
- 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, composer
- Dec 22 Thomas Christian David, composer
- Dec 24 Mohd. Rafi, Indian actor and playback singer (d. 1980)
- Dec 24 Yafa Yarkoni, Israel, singer (Road to Jerusalem, Don't Say Goodbye, Say I will see You) (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)