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Brenda Lee from 1960 Rockin' around the Christmas tree...

A talented group of birthday celebrants today, including Kirk Douglas (who turns 103!), Judi Dench, Beau Bridges, John Malkovich, Felicity Huffman, Buck Henry and Donny Osmond. The joketelling radio show ‘Can You Top This’ debuted on New York’s WOR, two years before it got to the networks; ‘Coronation Street’ premiered on ITV in the UK; ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ began its more than 50 year run on CBS-TV; and the ‘Royal Canadian Air Farce’ was heard for the first time on CBC Radio. U2 made their first appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live; Bobby Darin was the mystery guest on CBS-TV’s ‘What’s My Line’; and Motown’s The Supremes and The Temptations shared the spotlight on their own NBC prime time special. Among those checking out this date were singer Georgia Gibbs,, actors Gene Barry and Vincent Gardenia, and ABC-TV prime time star Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. ALL the milestones for Dec. 9th INSIDE.

Before Hollywood, Auberjonois worked in theatre, earning a Tony for best lead actor in a musical for his role opposite Katharine Hepburn in 'Coco.'

Greg was a key in the building of two TV stations, CKRD Red Deer and CJAY-TV Winnipeg.

Caroll Spinney, who also operated and voiced Oscar, before retiring from Sesame Street in October 2018, died at his home after "living with dystonia for some time."

Tim Ryan came on KNBR’s “Murph & Mac" radio show in San Francisco and said Baltimore's Lamar Jackson was good at faking handoffs because of his “dark skin color with a dark football.”

Joy to the world...Nat King Cole