Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986.

Finn and Hester decided to form a new band during the Split Enz farewell tour, Enz with a Bang, during November and December 1984.

The band toured in support in the US only from October 1976 to April 1977 with a break in December, then an American Music Award show appearance on 31 January 1977, plus a one-off gig in San Diego in August 1977.

On 24 December 1989, a small band of rebels led by Doe's former procurement chief, Charles Taylor invaded Liberia from Côte d ' Ivoire.

The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks.

After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.

Ströhl mentions a flag for the grand ducal house by law of 23 December 1863 with the middle arms in the yellow band.

" Shortly after settling on their name, Ballew and Dederer added drummer Jason Finn ; the band played their first show as a trio at Seattle's Romper Room in early December 1993.

The tour was broken up into two segments spanning October through December 1996 and May through July 1997 with the band taking a respite between tour legs.

Taking the band five weeks, the sessions ended in December.

In December 2010, Staind posted three webisodes from the studio, which feature the band members discussing the writing and recording process of their new album.

Susanna Hoffs joined sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson to form a band in Los Angeles in December, 1980.

The band reformed in 2001, and has been playing regularly ever since, most notably on the US East Coast around St Patrick's Day and across the UK and Ireland every December.

The band, including MacGowan, re-formed for a Christmas tour in 2001 and performed nine shows in the UK and Ireland in December 2004.

On 22 December 2005 the BBC broadcast a live performance ( recorded the previous week ) on the Jonathan Ross Christmas show with Katie Melua filling in for the late Kirsty MacColl, the first time the band had played the song live on television.

This tour lasted until 16 December and saw the band appear as the supporting act for The Rezillos and John Otway in England and Wales in addition to headlining in three concerts in Belfast and Derry.

In January 1979, the Undertones recorded their eponymous debut album at Eden Studios in Acton, West London, using producer Roger Bechirian, whom the band had worked with for the first time the previous December, when Bechirian had produced the band's second single, " Get Over You ".

Between September and December 1980, the Undertones performed two further tours: the ' Disaster Tour ( European Style )', which saw the band perform in continental Europe and — in December — the ' See No More ' tour of the UK.

On December 3, 1980, an over-sold Starwood hosted a final live show of the reunited band, including drummer Don Bolles.

Vernon Green ( May 1, 1937 – December 24, 2000 ) was leader of the rhythm and blues band The Medallions.

* December 11 – Lynn Strait, vocalist for band Snot ( b. 1968 )

* December 21 – Shaun Morgan, lead singer of South African band Seether

* December 25 – Ferman Akgül, vocalist of Turkish nu-metal band maNga

The promotion of Robert E. Swift to the position of Assistant Manager of the Interference Control Field Service Department was announced early in December by Frederick S. Scarborough, Manager of Interference Control Field Service.

On December 9, 2008, Atari announced that it had acquired Cryptic Studios, an MMORPG developer.

On 5 December 2009 AZ announced that Koeman no longer was in charge of AZ, after losing 7 of the first 16 games in the Dutch competition.

In December 2003 Aston Martin announced it would return to motor racing in 2005.

In December 2008, Aston Martin announced that it would cut its 1, 850 workforce by 600.

The NASA Constellation Program announced Altair as the name of the Lunar Surface Access Module ( LSAM ) on December 13, 2007.

In December 2005 Belarus bought 10 L-39 jet trainer aircraft from Ukraine, and plans were announced to buy 18 used Su-30K fighters.

The company announced it would close the Herald American -- making Boston a one-newspaper town — on December 3, 1982.

In December 2010, it was announced that Glee actress Heather Morris was in talks for the lead role in the upcoming film.

On December 24, 2007, the Del Valle family announced they had reached a settlement with Power Fasteners that would pay the family $ 6 million.

On December 18, 1907, Taylor announced that the club had officially adopted red as its new team color.

On December 1, 2006, Selig announced that he would be retiring as commissioner of baseball upon the expiration of his contract in 2009.

In December 2011, BJU announced its intention to apply for regional accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ).

In December 1978, Vietnam announced formation of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation ( KUFNS ) under Heng Samrin, a former DK division commander.

Babić's administration announced the creation of a Serbian Autonomous Oblast of Krajina ( or SAO Krajina ) on 21 December 1990.

In December 2004, the EU leaders announced that accession negotiations with Croatia would start on March 17, 2005 provided that Croatian government cooperates fully with the ICTY.

As of 1999, Health Canada announced a policy to defer individuals from donating blood if they have lived within the United Kingdom for one month or more from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1996.

In December 2009 the company announced that it will close its three Columbus, Georgia manufacturing facilities between June 2010 and December 2011.

The Dominican Republic's small Catalina Island has been studied since 13 December 2007, by a team of underwater archaeologists from Indiana University, after an Italian tourist announced the discovery of an old wreck at just under the clear blue waters, at a distance of no more than offshore.

It was announced on 31 December 2007 as a policy to be implemented by the Rudd ALP government, and initial tests in Tasmania have produced a 2008 report.

On December 19, 2011, The Writers Guild of America announced that Trumbo will get full credit for his work on the screenplay of the 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday, sixty years after the fact.

After the results were announced on 9 December, there was violent unrest in Kinshasa and Mbuji-Mayi, where official tallies showed that a strong majority had voted for the opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi.

After a week's deadlock, Mobutu announced on September 14 that he was assuming power until December 31, 1960, in order to " neutralize " both Kasavubu and Lumumba.