The #1 song on January 6, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on January 6, 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 6 birthdays in the 1940s

Guy Gardner

Born January 06, 1948
Bonnie Franklin

Born January 06, 1944
Van McCoy

Born January 06, 1940