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Dec 1, 1989
The Chevy Chase picture "Christmas Vacation" appears in theaters. Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" is featured, as are recordings by The Moonglows, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Mavis Staples
Dec 1, 1989
Willie Nelson's first wife, Martha Mathews, dies in Waco, Texas
Dec 2, 1989
NBC welcomes k.d. lang & The Reclines as musical guests on "Saturday Night Live"
Dec 2, 1989
Randy Travis goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with his remake of "It's Just A Matter Of Time"
Dec 2, 1989
The Judds and Shenandoah are highlighted on TV's "Hee Haw"
Dec 3, 1989
Riders In The Sky serve as grand marshals for the Nashville Christmas Parade
Dec 4, 1989
Connie B. Gay dies of cancer at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. One of country music's pioneering executives, he promoted the likes of Jimmy Dean, Roy Clark and Grandpa Jones in concert and on TV on his way to induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
Dec 5, 1989
Columbia releases Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Quittin' Time"
Dec 6, 1989
Johnny Cash is released from the Cumberland Heights Alcohol And Drug Treatment Center after 17 days of treatment to prevent a lapse into drug addiction
Dec 6, 1989
Songwriter Sammy Fain dies from a heart attack in Los Angeles. Known for "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" and "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella On A Rainy (Rainy) Day," his "Secret Love" was a country hit for both Slim Whitman and Freddy Fender
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