We kick things off with “Merry Christmas Baby.” Who nails it? Is it bluesy Charles Brown or sexy Christina Aguilera? Charles Brown (with a little bonus) Christina Aguilera ...

It was a different time. Back in the day, any Berkeley student with a half-decent fake ID could stroll down University Avenue to go check out Bob Marley and the Wailers, with maybe a hundred or so ...

Merry Christmas, baby, You sure did treat me nice In contrast ... But it was the performance of Charles Brown, the Three Blazers’ pianist and vocalist, that defined the song—and he insisted ...

Their names are “Merry Christmas Baby,” from 1947 ... songwriter and pianist named Charles Brown. A native of Texas City who passed away in January 1999, less than two months before his ...

Charles Brown co-wrote “Merry Christmas, Baby,” sang and played piano on the tune with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers, watched it become a hit and then – did you hear this part coming?