The #1 song on December 18, 1947

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on December 18, 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 18 birthdays in the 1940s

Alan Rudolph
Screenwriter
Born December 18, 1943
Gillian Armstrong
Director
Born December 18, 1950
Laurent Voulzy
Rock Singer
Born December 18, 1948
Wadada Leo Smith
Composer
Born December 18, 1941
David A Johnston
Geologist
Born December 18, 1949
Jean Pronovost
Hockey Player
Born December 18, 1945
Steven Spielberg
Director
Born December 18, 1946