December 20, 1957 — Elvis receives his U.S. Army draft notice, but gets a 60-day deferment to fulfill his commitment to film King Creole.
                               1973 — Bobby Darin dies after heart surgery at age 37.

December 21, 1959 — Chuck Berry  is arrested when a 14-year-old girl he brought from Texas to work in his St. Louis club reports him to police. Berry serves 20 months in prison for transporting a minor across state lines.
                               1969 — Diana Ross appears with The Supremes for the last time when they perform on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show singing "Someday, We'll Be Together."

December 22, 2010 — The pedestrian crosswalk outside London's Abbey Road recording studio, made famous on the cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road album, is designated a site of national importance by the British government. The studio itself was so designated earlier in the year.
 December 23, 1964 — After appearing on the ABC-TV show Shindig!, where they perform their Christmas hit "Little Saint Nick," The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has a nervous breakdown on a flight to Houston in advance of a two-week tour. Wilson decides to stop performing and Glen Campbell replaces him on the tour.December 25, 1954 — Up and coming R&B star Johnny Ace, 25, shoots himself to death backstage at a Houston, Texas, concert, possibly playing Russian roulette. In the aftermath, his single "Pledging My Love" becomes a hit, climbing Billboard's music charts to #17 pop and #1 R&