Reverend Donald Raymond Vails, Jr. was an influential American gospel musician and pianist born on December 25, 1948. He began his recording career in 1977 with the Donald Vails Choraleers. Over his career, he released sixteen albums under Savoy Records and Sound of Gospel. Five of his albums made it to the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, showcasing his impact in the genre. Notably, his album 'He Decided to Die' earned a Grammy nomination and achieved gold status by the RIAA.
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Meaning of the name - Donald
world ruler, ruler of men
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Donald Vails belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Atlanta
Place of Death: Detroit
Occupation: songwriter
Awards Received: Grammy Award nomination | Gold album (He Decided to Die)
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 25, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 25, 2025 |
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| Sun | 3 Capricorn 50 | 4 Capricorn 9 | 21 Pisces 48 |
| Moon | 5 Scorpio 54 | 8 Pisces 32 | 22 Leo 20 |
| Mercury | 11 Capricorn 12 | 19 Sagittarius 10 | 27 Aquarius 35 |
| Venus | 6 Sagittarius 43 | 1 Capricorn 17 | 12 Pisces 51 |
| Mars | 22 Capricorn 9 | 7 Capricorn 53 | 22 Pisces 49 |
| Jupiter | 8 Capricorn 50 | 22 Cancer 10 | 25 Capricorn 24 |
| Saturn | 6 Virgo 38 | 25 Pisces 44 | 1 Virgo 51 |
| Uranus | 28 Gemini 20 | 28 Taurus 8 | 26 Gemini 33 |
| Neptune | 15 Libra 2 | 29 Pisces 26 | 14 Libra 23 |
| Pluto | 16 Leo 13 | 2 Aquarius 32 | 14 Leo 34 |
| Rahu | 1 Taurus 46 | 12 Pisces 30 | 27 Aries 41 |
| Ketu | 1 Scorpio 46 | 12 Virgo 30 | 27 Libra 41 |
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