The #1 R&B song on December 8, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on December 8, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#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 8 birthdays in the 1940s

John Rubinstein
TV Actor
Born December 08, 1946

Bob Love
Basketball Player
Born December 08, 1942

Rick Baker
Makeup Artist
Born December 08, 1950

Nancy Meyers
Screenwriter
Born December 08, 1949

Bertie Higgins
Country Singer
Born December 08, 1944

VY Mudimbe
Philosopher
Born December 08, 1941

Maryla Rodowicz
World Music Singer
Born December 08, 1945