What happened on December 24
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1818208 yrs ago
"Silent Night" is sung for the first time
Franz Xaver Gruber's music and Joseph Mohr's words were first heard at the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria. The carol now exists in about 300 languages.
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1906120 yrs ago
Reginald Fessenden's disputed Christmas Eve radio broadcast
By his own account, he played "O Holy Night" on the violin over the air from Brant Rock. No independent record has turned up to confirm it took place.
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198838 yrs ago
Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" reaches No. 1
The song held the top of the Hot 100 for three weeks and was the band's only US No. 1.
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198838 yrs ago
Nirvana starts recording its debut album, Bleach
The band's first session was a five-hour one at Seattle's Reciprocal Recording with producer Jack Endino. In all, Endino charged $606.17 for thirty hours of studio time.
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1893133 yrs ago
Songwriter Harry Warren is born
He wrote more than 800 songs and won three Oscars, for "Lullaby of Broadway," "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe."
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1918108 yrs ago
New Orleans bandleader Dave Bartholomew is born
He co-wrote Fats Domino hits such as "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blue Monday," and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
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194581 yrs ago
Motörhead founder Lemmy is born
After four years in Hawkwind, he led Motörhead as singer, bassist and chief songwriter and was its only constant member from 1975 until his death.
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197155 yrs ago
Ricky Martin is born in San Juan
He joined Menudo at 12. His "Livin' la Vida Loca" later spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, his first chart-topper there.
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197551 yrs ago
Film composer Bernard Herrmann dies at 64
His film scores include Citizen Kane, Vertigo, Psycho and Taxi Driver. His Oscar came for The Devil and Daniel Webster.
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201610 yrs ago
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies at 68
He joined Status Quo in 1967. The band scored in the 1970s with "Rockin' All Over the World" and opened Live Aid in 1985.
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