The #1 song on December 5, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on December 5, 1947

#1 R&B Song

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

#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