The #1 song on January 3, 1949

All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) By Spike Jones

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Notable January 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Blanche Dalpuget
Novelist
Born January 03, 1944
James B. Steele
Journalist
Born January 03, 1943
Daniel Knauf
Screenwriter
Born January 03, 1948
Terry Deary
Children's Author
Born January 03, 1946
Stephen Stills
Folk Singer
Born January 03, 1945
Fran Cotton
Rugby Player
Born January 03, 1947
Victoria Principal
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 03, 1950