Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Dec25,1908 | Alton Delmore | #BTD Dec25,1908 #AltonDelmore singer, songwriters part of The #DelmoreBrothers, country music pioneers who were stars of the Grand Ole Opry @opry in the 1930s | |
| BTD Dec25,1943 | Trevor Lucas | #BTD Dec25,1943 #TrevorLucas RIP singer, songwriter, guitarist #FairportConvention folk group 1969 UK #21 single "Si Tu Dois Partie" | |
| BTD Dec25,1944 | Henry Vestine | #BTD Dec25,1944 #HenryVestine "The Sunflower" RIP guitarist CannedHeat 1968 US #11 "Going Up The Country"; 2003 he was ranked the 77th in @RollingStone magazines 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time | |
| BTD Dec25,1945 | Noel Redding | #BTD Dec25,1945 #NoelRedding RIP bass guitarist The #JimiHendrix Experience 1967 UK #3 single "Purple Haze" Noel's final concert was June 1969 and co-founded #FatMattress with #NeilLandon | |
| BTD Dec25,1946 | Jimmy Buffet | #BTD Dec25,1946 #JimmyBuffet singer, songwriter 1977 US #8, US Adult Contemporary #1 & US Country #13 "Margaritaville", +3 US Country & 5 US Top40 singles and 2004 US #1 LP "License to Chill" #HBday @jimmybuffett | |
| BTD Dec25,1948 | Barbara Mandrell | #BTD Dec25,1948 #BarbaraMandrell singer; Country Music Association entertainer of year 1979/80/81, 1978 US Country #1 "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed", +6 other #1 singles and 42 US Country Top40 singles #HBday @MandrellBarbara | |
| BTD Dec25,1954 | Annie Lennox | #BTD Dec25,1954 #AnnieLennox singer, songwriter the #Tourists UK #4 "I Only Want to Be with You" & with #DaveStewart the #Eurythmics 1983 US #1 & UK #2 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", 1985 UK #1 & US #22 "There Must Be an Angel", +22 UK & 8 US Top40s #HBday @AnnieLennox | |
| BTD Dec25,1954 | Robin Campbell | #BTD Dec25,1954 #RobinCampbell guitarist, vocals with #UB40 (stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40) 1983 UK & 1988 US #1 "Red Red Wine", +30 Top40 singles @UB40OFFICIAL sold over 70M records | |
| OTD Dec25,1954 | Bing Crosby | #OTD Dec25,1954 #BingCrosby's "White Christma" enters the #Billboard Pop chart for the 1st time, 7 years after it was recorded. Bing's rendition has sold over 100 million copies around the world | |
| OTD Dec25,1954 | Johnny Ace | #OTD Dec25,1954 #JohnnyAce (John Alexander Jr.) dies at the age of 25, while playing with his gun he thought was unloaded, basically accidental shot himself backstage. Rhythm & blues singer had eight hits in a row mid-1950s. Biggest hit 1955 R&B #1 & US #17 "Pledging My Love" | |
| OTD Dec25,1958 | Alan Freed | #OTD Dec25,1958 1st day of a 10 day residency #AlanFreed's Christmas rock n' roll spectacular at Loews State Theatre in New York with #ChuckBerry, #JackieWilson, #FrankieAvalon, #EddieCochran, #Dion, #BoDiddley, The #EverlyBrothers | |
| OTD Dec25,1960 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Dec25,1960 #ElvisPresley is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" @ElvisPresley's 4th week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec25,1960 | Neil Sedaka | #OTD Dec25,1960 #NeilSedaka enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #100 with "Calendar Girl" music was composed by Sedaka and the lyrics by #HowardGreenfield. The @neilsedaka single peaks at #4 in the US on Feb19,1961 & #8 in the UK on Mar2,1961 | |
| OTD Dec25,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec25,1964 #Beatles fans attack #GeorgeHarrison & #PattiBoyd as they arrived at London's Hammersmith Odeon for tonight's concert | |
| OTD Dec25,1964 | Motor Town Review | #OTD Dec25,1964 #MotorTown Review at The Fox Theater, Brooklyn, NY 3 stage shows daily. For 8 days beginning #Christmas day with The #Tempations, @MsGladysKnight and the #Pips, #StevieWonder & more | |
| OTD Dec25,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec25,1964 The #Beatles record six songs for the #BBC radio program "Saturday Club in London" | |
| OTD Dec25,1965 | Dave Clark | #OTD Dec25,1965 #DaveClark Five #DC5 at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Over And Over" This is the 7th UK act of 1965 to score a #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart #BritishInvasion. Originally written & recorded by #RobertJamesByrd in 1958 under the name #BobbyDay | |
| OTD Dec25,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Dec25,1965 The #Beatles 6th album "Rubber Soul" starts a 9wk run at #1 on the UK chart. The album would go on to spend a total of 42wks on chart | |
| OTD Dec25,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Dec25,1967 The #Monkees perform the song "Riu Chiu" live on their TV series S2 E15 "The Monkees' Christmas Show" Video==> youtu.be/riG85oA6Wy4 | |
| OTD Dec25,1967 | Monkees | #OTD Dec25,1967 The #Monkees TV series S2 E15 "The Monkees' Christmas Show" The Monkees try to instill the spirit of Christmas in a cynical little boy played by #ButchPatrick who has soured on the whole idea @TheMonkees | |
| OTD Dec25,1968 | Led Zeppelin | #OTD Dec25,1968 #LedZeppelin arrives in the US for the 1st time in preparation of their debut North American tour @ledzeppelin | |
| OTD Dec25,1971 | Melanie | #OTD Dec25,1971 #Melanie (Melanie Safka) starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Brand New Key" written by @melaniesafka and produced by Melanie's husband #PeterSchekeryk | |
| OTD Dec25,1976 | Boston | #OTD Dec25,1976 #Boston peaks at #5 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "More Than A Feeling" written by #TomScholz. Personnel: Scholz acoustic, electric, rhythm & bass guitar, lead guitar; #BradDelp vocals; #SibHashian drums; #BarryGoudreau electric guitar | |
| OTD Dec25,1976 | Johnny Mathis | #OTD Dec25,1976 #JohnnyMathis is at #1 on the UK singles chart with "When A Child Is Born", the singers only UK #1 | |
| OTD Dec25,1976 | Kansas | #OTD Dec25,1976 #Kansas enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #87 with their first single "Carry On Wayward Son" written by #KerryLivgren; the song will peak at #11 for 2wks on Apr2,1977 | |
| OTD Dec25,1977 | EltonJohn | #OTD Dec25,1977 #EltonJohn is on The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special 1977 @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Dec25,1981 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Dec25,1981 #MichaelJackson phones #PaulMcCartney suggesting they write & record together. @michaeljackson and @PaulMcCartney 1st result is the song "The Girl Is Mine" which enters the US singles chart at #45 on Nov6,1982 & peaks at #2 for 3wks starting on Jan8,1983 | |
| OTD Dec25,1982 | David Bowie | #OTD Dec25,1982 #DavidBowie and #BingCrosby stall at #3 on the UK singles chart with a duet of "Peace On Earth - Little Drummer Boy" | |
| OTD Dec25,1982 | Hall and Oates | #OTD Dec25,1982 #HallandOates are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Maneater" @realdarylhall @JohnOates 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Dec25,1982 | Stray Cats | #OTD Dec25,1982 The #StrayCats enter the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #43 and will peak on Feb26,1983 at #3 for 3wks with "Stray Cat Strut" written by @briansetzer59 | |
| OTD Dec25,1995 | Dean Martin | #OTD Dec25,1995 #DeanMartin (Dino Paul Crocetti) One of the best singers of all time dies at the age of 78. The "King of Cool" was part of the #RatPack, he recorded over 100 LPs, 600 songs, 28 Top40 hits, 2 #1 singles. My favorite singer | |
| OTD Dec25,2006 | James Brown | #OTD Dec25,2006 #JamesBrown the ‘Godfather of Soul’ dies at the age of 73 after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia. His 1st #1 hit 1958 US R&B #1 & US #48 "Try Me", +43 US Top40 singles and 92 Top40 US R&B singles with 17 R&B #1s | |
| OTD Dec25,2008 | Eartha Kitt | #OTD Dec25,2008 Actress, singer #EarthaKitt (Eartha Mae Keith) dies at the age of 81. 1955 UK #7 "Under The Bridges Of Paris", 1953 US #4 "Santa Baby", +4 US Top40 singles & played 1967 #Catwoman on the TV series #Batman and performed on #Broadway | |
| OTD Dec25,2016 | George Michael | #OTD Dec25,2016 #GeorgeMichael (Georgios Panayiotou) dies at the age of 53 of natural causes from a dilated cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) with myocarditis and a fatty liver; a member of #Wham! & solo artist 7 #1 UK & 8 #1 US singles. Sold over 115M records worldwide |