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The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
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David Cassidy appears in Stolen On Demand, an episode of tv detective series Ironside in the USA. Within a couple of years Cassidy will become a teen pop heart-throb, thanks to his involvement in The Partridge Family, a tv series built round a manufactured pop group.Robbie Bachman of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is given a drum kit for Christmas. He will eventually become the drummer for Jimi Hendrix continues rehearsals in New York City, USA, with Band Of Gypsys for their upcoming Fillmore East show.
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The Christmas Day edition of British tv show Top Of The Pops features Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, Marmalade, Thunderclap Newman, Clodagh Rodgers, The Scaffold and Zager And Evans.
The ITV network in the UK transmits With A Little Help From My Friends, an all-star musical extravaganza presented by The Beatles' producer George Martin, starring many of the acts he worked with including Ringo Starr, The Hollies and Lulu.
Bread play the second of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Smokestack Lightning. On this night, the line-up is augmented by Fat Mattress, the band formed by Noel Redding, bassist of the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The Top Ten Singles being played on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ended on this day are as follows :
1. Venus - Shocking Blue
2. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul And Mary
3. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B J Thomas
4. Don't Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley
5. Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante And Teicher
6. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
7. Jingle Jangle - The Archies
8. Someday We'll Be Together - The Supremes
9. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
10. Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
1. Venus - Shocking Blue
2. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul And Mary
3. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B J Thomas
4. Don't Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley
5. Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante And Teicher
6. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
7. Jingle Jangle - The Archies
8. Someday We'll Be Together - The Supremes
9. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
10. Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Alan Price and Georgie Fame star in a UK tv special, The Price Of Fame, which also features Billy Preston and The Ladybirds.