Two Gentlemen of Verona
Dec 1 Galt MacDermot and John Guare's musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona", starring Clifton Davis and Raul Julia, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 614 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
Happy Xmas (War is Over)
Dec 1 John Lennon and Yoko Ono release single "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in the US
Music Concert
Dec 4 Montreux Casino, in Montreux, Switzerland, burns down to the ground after a fan fires a flare gun during concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention; incident inspires rock band Deep Purple's song "Smoke on the Water"
- Dec 5 Ian Dury performs his first gig with Kilburn and the High Roads at Croydon School of Art
- Dec 7 Musical "Wild and Wonderful" opens and closes at the Lyceum Theater, NYC, after 1 performance
- Dec 7 Wings release their 1st album "Wild Life"
- Dec 18 CBS radio cancels Saturday morning band concerts
- Dec 19 Helen Miller and Eve Merriam's musical "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 97 performances
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