The #1 country song on December 20, 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 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Andrei Codrescu
Screenwriter
Born December 20, 1946

Alan Parsons
Music Producer
Born December 20, 1948

Cecil Cooper
Baseball Player
Born December 20, 1949

Larry Willis
Pianist
Born December 20, 1942

Peter Criss
Drummer
Born December 20, 1945

Michael Hurley
Folk Singer
Born December 20, 1941