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Merry Christmas Baby

Words & Music by Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore

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Merry Christmas Baby

Words & Music by Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore

Merry, merry Christmas baby
Sure did treat me nice
I said merry Christmas baby
Sure did treat me nice
Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas
Now I'm living in paradise

Well I'm feeling might fine
Got good music on my radio
Well, I'm feeling might fine
Got good music on my radio
Well, I want to kiss you baby
While you're standing beneath the mistletoe

I said, merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas baby
You sure did treat me nice
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
I said merry, merry Christmas baby
Sure did treat me nice
Gave me diamond ring for Christmas
Now I'm puttin' it through Al's mike

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Merry Christmas Baby was written by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore and first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Featured on the recording were Charles Brown on vocal and piano, Johnny Moore on guitar, and Eddie Wilkins on bass. Merry Christmas Baby (Exclusive 63X) reached #9 on Billboard's rhythm & blues chart in December 1949. The record was reissued in 1950, listing Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazes as the artists (Swing Time 238). In 1954 the reissue listed the artist as Charles Brown (Hollywood 1021), with no mention of Johnny Moore or the Three Blazers. Merry Christmas Baby was recorded by Chuck Berry (Chess 1714) in 1958.

Elvis recorded Merry Christmas Baby during a jam session at RCA's Nashville studios on May 15, 1971. During the recording, Elvis sang, "Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas, now I'm puttin' it through Al's mike". "Al" was engineer Al Pachucki. Elvis was also heard to say, "Wake up, Putts!" to bass player Norbert Putnam. James Burton's guitar solo was overdubbed at a later date. The single release of Merry Christmas Baby was a minute and a half shorter than on the original album release, Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas. It did not chart.

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Merry, merry Christmas baby
Sure did treat me nice
I said merry Christmas baby
Sure did treat me nice
Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas
Now I'm living in paradise

Well I'm feeling might fine
Got good music on my radio
Well, I'm feeling might fine
Got good music on my radio
Well, I want to kiss you baby
While you're standing beneath the mistletoe

I said, merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas baby
You sure did treat me nice
Yes, you did, yes, you did
Yes, you did, yes, you did
I said merry, merry Christmas baby
Sure did treat me nice
Gave me diamond ring for Christmas
Now I'm puttin' it through Al's mike


Merry Christmas Baby was written by Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore and first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Featured on the recording were Charles Brown on vocal and piano, Johnny Moore on guitar, and Eddie Wilkins on bass. Merry Christmas Baby (Exclusive 63X) reached #9 on Billboard's rhythm & blues chart in December 1949. The record was reissued in 1950, listing Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazes as the artists (Swing Time 238). In 1954 the reissue listed the artist as Charles Brown (Hollywood 1021), with no mention of Johnny Moore or the Three Blazers. Merry Christmas Baby was recorded by Chuck Berry (Chess 1714) in 1958.

Elvis recorded Merry Christmas Baby during a jam session at RCA's Nashville studios on May 15, 1971. During the recording, Elvis sang, "Gave me a diamond ring for Christmas, now I'm puttin' it through Al's mike". "Al" was engineer Al Pachucki. Elvis was also heard to say, "Wake up, Putts!" to bass player Norbert Putnam. James Burton's guitar solo was overdubbed at a later date. The single release of Merry Christmas Baby was a minute and a half shorter than on the original album release, Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas. It did not chart.