The #1 R&B song on December 17, 1942

White Christmas By Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1942

#1 Hit Song

White Christmas
Bing Crosby

Notable December 17 birthdays in the 1940s

Joel Brooks

Born December 17, 1949

Jim Bonfanti

Born December 17, 1948

Wes Studi

Born December 17, 1947

Eugene Levy

Born December 17, 1946

Ernie Hudson

Born December 17, 1945

Jack L. Chalker

Born December 17, 1944