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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong record an album of duets entitled Bing And Satchmo, in New York City, USA.
Guy Mitchell records Everybody Loves A Lover and other tracks for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Frankie Avalon plays the second night in a week of dates at The Glen Casino, Williamsville, New York State, USA.
The Oscar Pettiford Sextet, led by legendary jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford, plays in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
The Roy Haynes Trio records Down Home, Sweet And Lovely and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Nat King Cole records Silent Night, Away In A Manger and The Happiest Christmas Tree, for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Novelty hit song, Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb, sung by popular tv actor Edd Byrnes and his 77 Sunset Strip co-star Connie Stevens, enters the pop singles chart in the UK at No42. It will peak one week later at No27, but will manage an eight-week run oin the chart.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.