The #1 song on January 3, 1949

All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) By Spike Jones

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable January 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Zulema

Born January 03, 1947
Stephen Stills

Born January 03, 1945
Van Dyke Parks

Born January 03, 1943