- Dec 2 Danielle Alexander, American country music pianist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Dec 3 Paul Gregg, American country bassist (Restless Heart - "Big Dreams In A Small Town"; "The Bluest Eyes In Texas"), born in Altus, Oklahoma
- Dec 6 Chris Stamey, American musician, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Dec 7 Mike Nolan, Irish singer (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Dec 9 Jack Sonni, American guitarist (Dire Straits, 1985-88), born in Indiana, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
- Dec 9 Kip Hanrahan, American jazz producer (American Clavé), born in the Bronx, New York
- Dec 10 Geoff Deane, British pop singer (Modern Romance), born in London
- Dec 10 Jack Hues [Jeremy Ryder], British new-wave singer-songwriter (Wang Chung - "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"), born in Gillingham, Kent, England
- Dec 11 Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic rock guitarist (Dense Time), and electronic engineer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Dec 11 Jermaine Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; solo - "Let's Get Serious"), born in Gary, Indiana
- Dec 11 Vicki Randle, American singer-songwriter, born in San Francisco, California
- Dec 13 John Anderson, American country singer and actor ("I've Got a Feelin'";"Money in the Bank"), born in Apopka, Florida
- Dec 13 Steve Forbert, American singer-songwriter ("Romeo's Tune"; "Going Down To Laurel"), born in Meridian, Mississippi
- Dec 14 Ib Andersen, Danish ballet dancer, born in Copenhagen
- Dec 24 Cynthia Folio, American composer (Touch the Angel's Hand), flutist, music theorist, and professor (Temple University), born in Belvoir, Virginia
Annie Lennox (69 years old)
Dec 25 Scottish vocalist (Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams"; solo - "Why"), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Dec 25 Robin Campbell, British reggae vocalist andguitarist (UB40 - "Red Red Wine"), born in Birmingham, England
- Dec 25 Steve Wariner, American country singer (Small Town Girl), born in Noblesville, Indiana
- Dec 26 Palmolive [Paloma Romero McLardy] Spanish-British punk rock drummer and songwriter (The Slits, The Raincoats), born in Melilla, Spain
- Dec 26 Peter Woods, American rock guitarist (Romeo Void - '"Never Say Never"; A Girl in Trouble"), born in the USA
- Dec 29 Alan Myers, American rock drummer (Devo, 1976-86 - "Whip It!"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2013)
- Dec 29 John "JR" Robinson, American session drummer appearing on over 50 Grammy winning recordings, born in Creston, Iowa
- Dec 29 Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Get Used To It"), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2003)
- Dec 31 Sylvie Bodorová, Czech contemporary classical composer (Dignitas homini; Ventimiglia), born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
About December 1954
How Old? 69 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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