The #1 song on December 5, 1949

Mule Train By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on December 5, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Slipping Around
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

Notable December 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Sarel Van der Merwe
Race Car Driver
Born December 05, 1946
Mike Rosen
Radio Host
Born December 05, 1944
Jim Messina
Pop Singer
Born December 05, 1947
Abdoulaye Diakite
Drummer
Born December 05, 1950