The #1 song on December 7, 1945

It's Been a Long, Long Time By Bing Crosby with The Les Paul Trio

Other #1 songs on December 7, 1945

#1 R&B Song

The Honeydripper (Parts 1 & 2)
Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers

#1 Country Song

It's Been So Long Darling
Ernest Tubb

Notable December 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Tom Waits
Pop Singer
Born December 07, 1949
Melba Patillo Beals
Journalist
Born December 07, 1941
Susan Isaacs
Novelist
Born December 07, 1943
Jonas Hallberg
Stylist
Born December 07, 1944
Wendy Padbury
TV Actress
Born December 07, 1947
Tony Thomas
TV Producer
Born December 07, 1948