- 1920 Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally" premieres in NYC
- 1941 David Diamond's 1st Symphony premieres
- 1945 "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 219 performances
- 1946 "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater NYC after 20 performances
- 1950 Cole Porte's musical "Out of this World" premieres at New Century Theater NYC for 157 performances
Music Recording
1960 Ornette Coleman records his influential album "Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation", establishes the name for the Free Jazz sound
Ornette Coleman
- 1961 Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"
Event of Interest
1968 Glen Campbell's album "Wichita Lineman" goes to No. 1 in the US
Glen Campbell
Elvis Meets Nixon
1970 Elvis Presley meets US President Richard Nixon in the White House - the image of this meeting is the most requested photo from the entire National Archives
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- 1975 "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 51 performances
- 1975 "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 307 performances
- 1978 "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC
- 1983 Musical "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 669 performances
- 1985 Heart's "Heart" album goes #1
- 1993 "The Sign" single released in the US by Ace of Base (Billboard Song of the Year 1994)
Event of Interest
2012 Flavor Flav's Chicken & Ribs opens in Sterling Heights, Michigan
Flavor Flav
December in History
The Face that Launched a Thousand Quips...
The greatest and most famous clown of them all, and by whose name, Joey, all circus clowns became known, was born on this day, December 18, 1778.
December 18, 1778
'Good Sport' in The Trenches
Prime Minister's son, Raymond Asquith tells his wife of life and death on the battlefront in World War I on this day in 1915.
December 21, 1915
Business a Rocky Road for Hansom Cab Pioneer
Architect and inventor Joseph Hansom was a man of vision who somehow found it impossible to turn his great ideas into money-making ventures.
December 23, 1834
The Day Murdoch Spoilt the Queen's Christmas
Queen Elizabeth II made the first live Christmas Day broadcast of her reign on December 25, 1952. Forty years later a pre-recorded message would be leaked.
December 25, 1952