Beatles and music events on Dec. 24:
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- Dec. 24, 1963: The Beatles' first Christmas show opens at The Finsbury Park Astoria, London with Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black, The Fourmost and Rolf Harris.
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- Dec. 24, 1920: Dave Bartholomew, musical parter of Fats Domino, born.
- Dec. 24, 1963: The Beatles' first Christmas show opens at The Finsbury Park Astoria, London with Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black, The Fourmost and Rolf Harris.
- Dec. 24, 1963: "With the Beatles" tops the UK album chart.
- Dec. 24, 1964: "Beatles For Sale" is No. 1 on the UK album chart.
- Dec. 24, 1964: The second Beatles Christmas Show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London opens with the Yardbirds, Freddie and the Dreamers, Elkie Brooks, Mike Haslam, Mike Cotton Sound and emcee Jimmy Saville.
- Dec. 24, 1965: The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album is at the top of the album charts in the U.S.
- Dec. 24, 1966: Elvis Presley proposed marriage to Priscilla Beaulieu.
- Dec. 24, 1969: "The Buddy Holly Story," released in 1959, is certified gold.
- Dec. 24, 1974: James Taylor, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell go caroling door-to-door in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
- Dec. 24, 1978: Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA announce they are divorcing.
- Dec. 24, 1988: Paul McCartney's "CHOBA B CCCP" album is released in Russia.
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