The #1 country song on January 2, 1948

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 January 2, 1948

#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 January 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Christopher Durang

Born January 02, 1949
Jack Hanna

Born January 02, 1947
Janet Akyüz Mattei

Born January 02, 1943
Dennis Hastert

Born January 02, 1942
Jim Bakker

Born January 02, 1940