The #1 country song on December 18, 1947

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on December 18, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable December 18 birthdays in the 1940s

David A. Johnston

Born December 18, 1949

George T. Johnson

Born December 18, 1948

Steven Spielberg

Born December 18, 1946

Jean Pronovost

Born December 18, 1945

Bobby Keys

Born December 18, 1943

Lenore Blum

Born December 18, 1942

Sam Andrew

Born December 18, 1941