The #1 R&B song on December 5, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on December 5, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 Country Song

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

Notable December 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Jose Carreras
Opera Singer
Born December 05, 1946
Lanny Wadkins
Golfer
Born December 05, 1949
Abdoulaye Diakite
Drummer
Born December 05, 1950
Kit Culkin
Stage Actor
Born December 05, 1944