The #1 song on December 20, 1947

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on December 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Michael Hurley
Folk Singer
Born December 20, 1941
Peter Criss
Drummer
Born December 20, 1945
Lloyd Mumphord
Football Player
Born December 20, 1946
Mitsuko Uchida
Pianist
Born December 20, 1948
Jean-Claude Trichet
Entrepreneur
Born December 20, 1942
Cecil Cooper
Baseball Player
Born December 20, 1949
Bobby Colomby
Drummer
Born December 20, 1944