His 1976 Christmas album “O Holy Night” became the first classical album to receive platinum certification after selling more than one million copies in the United States.
Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti is born in Modena, Italy. He later becomes world-famous and a member of the vocal group The Three Tenors. Among his notable successes are the recording of “Nessun Dorma” and the album The Essential Pavarotti.