The #1 R&B song on December 31, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on December 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Taylor Hackford
Director
Born December 31, 1944
Connie Willis
Novelist
Born December 31, 1945
Sean S. Cunningham
Director
Born December 31, 1941
Sandy Jardine
Soccer Player
Born December 31, 1948
Ben Kingsley
Movie Actor
Born December 31, 1943
Andy Summers
Rock Singer
Born December 31, 1942
Bryan Hamilton
Soccer Player
Born December 31, 1946