The #1 song on January 5, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on January 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Ted Lange

Born January 05, 1948

Mike DeWine

Born January 05, 1947

Diane Keaton

Born January 05, 1946

Carolyn McCarthy

Born January 05, 1944

Charlie Rose

Born January 05, 1942

Chuck McKinley

Born January 05, 1941