The #1 R&B song on December 5, 1947

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on December 5, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable December 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Andy Kim

Born December 05, 1946
Serge Chapleau

Born December 05, 1945
Bryan Murray

Born December 05, 1942
Frank Wilson

Born December 05, 1940