Merry Christmas Baby
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"Merry Christmas Baby" is a classic R&B Christmas song, popularized in the 1940s and widely covered by numerous artists across genres.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merry Christmas Baby (feat. Gavin DeGraw) | 1 |
| Merry Christmas, Baby | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rhythm and blues song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer |
Johnny Moore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lou Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfOrigin | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas music
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| hasForm | blues ballad ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later R&B Christmas recordings ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
B.B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bon Jovi NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ CeeLo Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Christina Aguilera NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Colbie Caillat NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Etta James NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike & Tina Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Keb’ Mo’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAssociation | Christmas season ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedOn | Christmas compilation albums ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Christmas music repertoire
ⓘ
R&B repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lou Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVersionBy |
B.B. King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLabel | Exclusive Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
holiday celebration ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| vocalistOnOriginalRecording | Charles Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Merry Christmas Baby (feat. Gavin DeGraw)
this entity surface form:
Merry Christmas, Baby