The #1 country song on January 3, 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 3, 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 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Zulema

Born January 03, 1947
Stephen Stills

Born January 03, 1945
Van Dyke Parks

Born January 03, 1943