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The American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack. 
The Harry James Orchestra is playing during four weeks at Cocoanut Grove, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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The Charlie Parker Quartet records Laird Baird, The Song Is You, Kim, and Cosmic Rays for Mercury Records at Fulton Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
Joe 'Bebop' Carroll records Pennies From Heaven, Got A Penny Benny, Make It Right and I Was In The Mood, for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
Sarah Vaughan, with Percy Faith And His Orchestra, records I Confess, It's All In The Mind, Lover's Quarrel and Time, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Josh White, Jeri Southern and Jane Dulo open at The Black Orchid, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Influential blues guitarist and singer Willie Lee Brown dies, aged 52, of heart disease in Tunica, Mississippi, USA.
Van Walls And The Rockets record Open The Door, Big Leg Mama, Ride In My Oldsmobile, Boogie Woogie Mama and Where'd She Go?, for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Nat King Cole, with arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle, records Pretend, Mother Nature And Father Time, When I'm Alone and A Fool Was I, for Capitol Records in Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Chuck Berry receives a call from pianist Johnnie Johnson asking him to join the Sir John Trio, a band that plays at the very popular Cosmopolitan Club in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, because his saxophopnist has called in sick.
Hank Williams sets off by car from his home in Alabama, USA, headed for Charleston, West Virginia, where he is due to headline a gala Western Style Revue at Charleston's Municipal Auditorium, performing two shows there on New Year's Eve night, supported by Homer And Jethro, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Autry Inman, The Webb Sisters and others. He will never arrive in Charleston.