The #1 country song on December 26, 1948

A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on December 26, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

Notable December 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Catherine Coulter
Novelist
Born December 26, 1942

David Holsinger
Composer
Born December 26, 1945

Carlton Fisk
Baseball Player
Born December 26, 1947

Ira Newborn
Composer
Born December 26, 1949

Edward Prescott
Economist
Born December 26, 1940

Keith Taylor
Novelist
Born December 26, 1946

Jane Lapotaire
TV Actress
Born December 26, 1944