The first celebration of Christmas was recorded in Rome in A.D. 336.
The song "Silent Night" was first performed on December 25, 1818 at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria. It was written by Franz Guber and Father Joseph Mohr.
In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the eighth and last president of the Soviet Union.
Comedian WC Fields died in Pasadena, California on December 25, 1946. He was 66.
Comedian Charles Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25, 1977. He was 88.
Singer James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," died in Atlanta on December 25, 2006. He was 73.
This year, actress Hanna Schygulla turns 65; Sissy Spacek, 59; and CCH Pounder, 56. Singer Jimmy Buffett is 62; Annie Lennox, 54; and Noel Hogan of The Cranberries, 37.
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