Happy Birthday to:

"Phantom of the Opera" actress Emmy Rossum (1986)

On October 2nd Shout! Factory released Darlene Love's first Christmas album, It's Christmas, Of Course, which is sure to start a holiday tradition of its own!

Happy Birthday to "Phantom of the Opera" actress Emmy Rossum (1986), "The O.C." actor Benjamin McKenzie (1978), "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard (1978), "Into the Blue" actor Paul Walker (1973), Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde (1968), musician Ben Folds (1966), Fishbone bassist John Norwood Fisher (1965), actress Amy Yasbeck (1963), French singer Mylene Farmer (1961), British actress Rachel Ward (1957), XTC keyboardist Barry Andrews (1956), "Bosom Buddies" actor Peter Scolari (1954), America co-founder Gerry Beckley (1952), author and Rush drummer Neil Peart (1952), "The Matrix" actor Joe Pantoliano (1951), soul singer Barry White (1944; d. 2003), singer Maria Muldaur (1943), "Dallas" actress Linda Gray (1940), country singer George Jones (1931), "Alien" actor Ian Holm (1931), "James Bond" actor Desmond Llewelyn (1914; d. 1999), legendary track star Jesse Owens (1913; d. 1980), French singer Maurice Chevalier (1888; d. 1972), and explorer Henry Hudson (approx. 1570; presumably died in 1611).