Other #1 songs on December 8, 1956
Across genres and charts

Singing the Blues by Marty Robbins

#1 country song

Singing the Blues

Marty Robbins

Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino

#1 R&B song

Blueberry Hill

Fats Domino

Just Walking in the Rain by Johnnie Ray

#1 song in the UK

Just Walking in the Rain

Johnnie Ray

Notable December 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rick Baker

Former Special Make-Up Effects Creator and Actor

Born December 8, 1950

Bill Bryson

Author

Born December 8, 1951

Kim Basinger

Actress

Born December 8, 1953

Harold Hongju Koh

Lawyer and Legal Scholar

Born December 8, 1954

James Cama

Martial Artist and Educator (died 2014)

Born December 8, 1957

Rob Byrnes

Novelist

Born December 8, 1958

Mark Steyn

Writer

Born December 8, 1959

Tim Foli

Baseball Player

Born December 8, 1950

Dan Hartman

Musician

Born December 8, 1950

Norman Finkelstein

Political Scientist

Born December 8, 1953

Roy Firestone

Sports Journalist

Born December 8, 1953