The #1 song on December 17, 1942

White Christmas By Bing Crosby

Other #1 songs on December 17, 1942

#1 R&B Song

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

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