The #1 song on December 5, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on December 5, 1947

#1 R&B Song

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

#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

John Altman
Composer
Born December 05, 1949
Baayork Lee
Stage Actress
Born December 05, 1946
Kit Culkin
Stage Actor
Born December 05, 1944
Abdoulaye Diakite
Drummer
Born December 05, 1950