1989 Event Dan Quayle sends out 30,000 Xmas cards with word beacon spelled beakon 1971 Event John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US 1971 Event John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City 1957 Event Elvis records "White Xmas," "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" 1888 Birthday Irving Berlin, Temum Siberia, composer, White Xmas, 1863 Death Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 1779 Birthday Clement Clarke Moore, U.S., author, 'Twas the Night Before Xmas
