The #1 song on January 8, 1949

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

Other #1 songs on January 8, 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 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Luke Williams
Wrestler
Born January 08, 1947
Yvette Mimieux
Movie Actress
Born January 08, 1942
Norodom Buppha Devi
Princess
Born January 08, 1943
Miyoko Watai
Chess Player
Born January 08, 1945
Robby Krieger
Guitarist
Born January 08, 1946
Boris Vallejo
Illustrator
Born January 08, 1941
Terry Brooks
Novelist
Born January 08, 1944