Event:
Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D
More Notable Events on December 25:
1997 For 1st time U.S. movie box office receipts pass $6 billion
1997 Jerry Seinfeld says this is the final season of his TV show
1974 Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin, Australia
1939 Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer
1931 New Yorks's Metropolitan Opera broadcasts an entire opera over radio
