Manfred Mann and His Earth Band perform a concert at the University of Miami. During the show, neighbors start to complain about the noise so the police come to stop the show, but a riot sparks among the students and lasts for 2 hours (1972).

Ian Burden of Human League is born (1957).

The Beatles have the #1 album in the US for the third Christmas in a row with Rubber Soul (1965).

Poison has their first and only #1 hit with “Every Rose Has its Thorn” (1988).

Its the first night of The Beatles Christmas show at The Finsbury Park Astoria in London (1963).

David Bowie performs a special Christmas Eve concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London (1972).

 AC/DC performs at The Hordern Pavillion in Sydney, Australia (1975).

Hotel California, The Eagles' sixth album, spends eight non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard chart (1976).

 While on their Synchronicity tour, The Police perform at The Brighton Centre in Brighton, England (1983).

Pearl Jam is at #1 on the US album chart with Vitalogy (1994).