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The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.
The stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Folksinger Duke Ellington plays during a nineteen day season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Gerry And The Pacemakers are starring in the panto Babes In The Wood at The Gaumont Cinema, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles' Christmas Show is presented during a season at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe, featuring The Beatles Cilla Black, Rolf Harris, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, The Barron Knights, The Fourmost and Tommy Quickly.
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A riot breaks out at a show by The Wailing Wailers at The Ward Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean. The band will rise to international success in the 70s as Bob Marley And The Wailers.
The first Motown Christmas Show is staged in Detroit, Michigan, USA, when the label's greatest stars combine for a week of four live shows a day at The Fox Theater. Headliners are The Miracles, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the first of seven nights as part of the Christmas Holiday Spectacular Show in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows continue with their Christmas season in the pantomime Aladdin, at The London Palladium, London, England, UK.
The Zombies, The Shangri-Las, The Nashville Teens, The Shirelles and others play the first night of ten days of shows at The Brooklyn Fox, New York City, USA.Elvis Presley's staff – known as the Memphis Mafia – give him a Christmas gift of a specially inscribed bible. The front cover features a "tree of life" illustration with the names of each staff member attached to the branches. Elvis refuses to accept it until the name of his hairdresser (and spiritual advisor) Larry Geller is added.
The movie musical My Fair Lady, starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, is released to cinemas in the USA, including such classic songs as I Could Have Danced All Night and The Street Where You Live. Hepburn's voice is dubbed for the songs by Marni Nixon (who was also the singing voice of Natalie Wood in West Side Story, Deborah Kerr in The King And I, and Leslie Caron in Gigi.)
The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein gives a large rocking horse to John Lennon's son Julian for Christmas.
Bob Stanley of UK 90s band