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Dec 22, 1965
The movie "Doctor Zhivago" debuts in American theaters. The picture's traveling theme inspires John Hartford to write "Gentle On My Mind"
Dec 23, 1965
Porter Wagoner's son, Richard, reports for service in the Army, which eventually leads him to Vietnam
Dec 24, 1965
Jimmy Dean opens with "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" during a Christmas Eve installment of ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show." The guest list includes guitarist Joe Maphis and Jody Miller, who performs "Blue Christmas." Dean and Miller also collaborate on "Winter Wonderland"
Dec 24, 1965
Porter Wagoner moves out of his Nashville home, permanently separating from his wife, Ruth, although they don't officially divorce for 20 years
Dec 25, 1965
Connie Smith's "Cute 'N' Country" hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
Dec 25, 1965
Buck Owens' instrumental "Buckaroo" begins a two-week reign atop the Billboard country singles chart
Dec 25, 1965
Jimmy Dean visits a hog farm owned by in-law Troy Pritchard in Plainview, Texas. Shortly after, he buys half of the farm, starting down a road in business that will find him the owner of his own sausage company
Dec 25, 1965
Songwriter Alex Zanetis, best known for co-writing "Snap Your Fingers," is injured in a car crash on Highway 50 in Flora, Illinois. He's hospitalized at Clay County Hospital with a fractured jaw, broken arms and other minor injuries
Dec 25, 1965
Elvis Presley's friends give him a statue of Jesus for his newly completed Meditation Garden at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu gives him a slot-car track
Dec 27, 1965
Capitol releases songwriter Dallas Frazier's original version of "Elvira," a song eventually associated with The Oak Ridge Boys
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