The #1 country song on December 23, 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 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Adrian Belew

Born December 23, 1949

Jim Ferguson

Born December 23, 1948

Robbie Dupree

Born December 23, 1946

Wesley Clark

Born December 23, 1944

Ron Allen

Born December 23, 1943

Tim Hardin

Born December 23, 1941

Jorma Kaukonen

Born December 23, 1940