The #1 song on December 7, 1947

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on December 7, 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 7 birthdays in the 1940s

Sue Johnston
TV Actress
Born December 07, 1943
Melba Patillo Beals
Journalist
Born December 07, 1941
Daniel Chorzempa
Pianist
Born December 07, 1944
Tony Thomas
TV Producer
Born December 07, 1948
Tom Waits
Pop Singer
Born December 07, 1949