The #1 song on January 4, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on January 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1940s

Arthur Conley

Born January 04, 1946
Richard R. Schrock

Born January 04, 1945
Doris Kearns Goodwin

Born January 04, 1943
Jim Downing

Born January 04, 1942
George P. Cosmatos

Born January 04, 1941