The #1 country song on January 5, 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 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Mike DeWine

Born January 05, 1947
Diane Keaton

Born January 05, 1946
Carolyn McCarthy

Born January 05, 1944
Charlie Rose

Born January 05, 1942
Chuck McKinley

Born January 05, 1941