The #1 song on December 23, 1947

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on December 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Adrian Belew

Born December 23, 1949
Jim Ferguson

Born December 23, 1948
Robbie Dupree

Born December 23, 1946
Wesley Clark

Born December 23, 1944
Ron Allen

Born December 23, 1943
Tim Hardin

Born December 23, 1941
Jorma Kaukonen

Born December 23, 1940