Court Lutenist
1612 British King James I appoints musician Robert Dowland court lutenist
Clara Wieck's Debut
1828 Clara Wieck, age 9, makes her official debut in a piano recital at the Gewandhaus concert hall in Leipzig, Germany
Pathetique
1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducts the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, "Pathetique," in St. Petersburg, Russia, 9 days before his death
An Alpine Symphony
1915 Richard Strauss' tone poem "Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)" premieres in Berlin
- 1961 "Fiorello!," starring Tom Bosley, closes at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City after 796 performances and a Pulitzer Prize
Happy Xmas (War is Over)
1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record the single "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City
- 1972 "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater in New York City after 12 performances
Merry Christmas
1994 Columbia Records releases "Merry Christmas," the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, featuring a mix of new and traditional holiday songs, including the best-selling single "All I Want for Christmas is You"
- 1996 Apple Records releases The Beatles "Anthology 3" (double CD; triple LP), the last of a three-part series of rare recordings and outtakes by the Beatles; the set covers the years 1968-70; the album tops the Billboard charts in the US and peaks at No. 4 in the UK
How Far I'll Go
2016 Disney Records releases Alessia Cara's single "How Far I'll Go" from the film "Moana"
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