The #1 song on December 23, 1948

Buttons and Bows By Dinah Shore

Other #1 songs on December 23, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

#1 Country Song

A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable December 23 birthdays in the 1940s

Adrian Belew

Born December 23, 1949
Bill Rodgers

Born December 23, 1947
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