The #1 country song on December 16, 1947

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on December 16, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable December 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Zeljko Bebek
Rock Singer
Born December 16, 1945
Christopher Biggins
TV Actor
Born December 16, 1948
Terence Knox
TV Actor
Born December 16, 1946
Billy Gibbons
Guitarist
Born December 16, 1949
Lesley Stahl
News Anchor
Born December 16, 1941