The #1 R&B song on December 18, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on December 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Leonard Maltin
TV Show Host
Born December 18, 1950
Alan Rudolph
Screenwriter
Born December 18, 1943
Laurent Voulzy
Rock Singer
Born December 18, 1948
Jean Pronovost
Hockey Player
Born December 18, 1945
Wadada Leo Smith
Composer
Born December 18, 1941
Steven Spielberg
Director
Born December 18, 1946
David A Johnston
Geologist
Born December 18, 1949