Events that occurred on 29 December.
On Earth
- 1928 - Actor and narrator Bernard Cribbins is born.
- 1953 - J.R.R. Tolkien visits Allen and Unwin at Museum Street in London.
- 1959 - Actor Brian Sergent is born.
- 1961 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Perry.
- 1965 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 282a.
- 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 293.
- 1968 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 307a.
- 1976 - Director Dome Karukoski is born.
- 1980 - Amon Hen 48 is published.
- 1994 - Tyalië Tyelelliéva issue 3 is published.
- 2008 - Artist Kay Woollard dies.
In Arda
- This date marks the beginning of the six-day Yuletide festival in the Shire Calendar.
- T.A. 3018:
- The Fellowship of the Ring travels south along the Misty Mountains.