December 1
- The movie "Christmas Vacation" was released in theaters (1989)
- The Pennsylvania Trust Company, of Carlisle, PA, became the first bank in the in the U.S. to offer a Christmas Club account (1909)
December 2
- Gene Autry's song "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," hit the record charts (1949)
December 3
- "Do They Know It's Christmas" single written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure (1984)
