BRAND: That's James Brown singing “Please Come Home for Christmas” from his album “A Funky Christmas.” James Brown died today in Atlanta. He was 73. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, ...

Every December since 2006 – the year James Brown, of “James Brown’s Funky Christmas” fame, hit it and quit it for the very last time, on Christmas Day — I’ve compiled a CD of odd ...

The James Brown "Funky Christmas" is OK, and I do like Vince Guaraldi's tunes in "A Charlie Brown Christmas," but otherwise, I'm left with an empty stocking over here.

Just when your guests are thinking, "Boy, this party is a snoozer," hit them with James Brown's Funky Christmas, a greatest-hits compilation comprising three holiday records from the hardest ...

Dec 02, 2024 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish. When one thinks of James Brown, one probably doesn’t think Christmas.But the Godfather of Soul released three—yes THREE!—Christmas albums. Sure, some of ...

When it comes to soul music, few artists can top the contributions or influence of James Brown. Combining new rhythms with socially conscious lyrics in the early '60s, he merged soul, gospel and ...

Brown, who died on Christmas Day in 2006, owned an estate that is estimated to be worth anywhere from $5 million to more than $100 million. Related content: Remembering James Brown ...