The #1 R&B song on December 5, 1942

Trav'lin' Light By Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra featuring Lady Day

Other #1 songs on December 5, 1942

#1 Hit Song

White Christmas
Bing Crosby

Notable December 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Baayork Lee
Stage Actress
Born December 05, 1946

Kit Culkin
Stage Actor
Born December 05, 1944

Egberto Gismonti
Composer
Born December 05, 1947

Enrico Pieranunzi
Pianist
Born December 05, 1949

Abdoulaye Diakite
Drummer
Born December 05, 1950