Other #1 songs on December 16, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)

Eddy Arnold

#1 R&B song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It

Julia Lee and her Boy Friends

Notable December 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Lesley Stahl

Journalist

Donald Carcieri

Politician and Corporate Executive

Steven Bochco

Television Writer and Producer

Jeff Kanew

Film Director

Charles Dennis

Actor

Vincent Matthews

Sprinter

Billy Gibbons

Rock Musician

Patti Deutsch

Actress

Don Meyer

Basketball Player and Coach

Ballerina