Elvis' Christmas Album by Elvis Presley (Cassette, Sep-2003, BMG Heritage) 
Elvis' Christmas Album by Elvis Presley (Cassette, Sep-2003, BMG Heritage)

 
Elvis' Christmas Album by Elvis Presley (Cassette, Sep-2003, BMG Heritage)

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: Sep 2003
Format: Cassette
Record Label: BMG Heritage
Genre: Oldies, Rock 'N' Roll
UPC: 078635548648
Product ID: EPID3551054
Description: Now considered among the greatest Christmas albums of all-time, ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM was originally mired in controversy. When the album was first released in 1957, many Americans considered Presley a menace to society, an amoral hip-s...
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Track Listing
1. Santa Claus Is Back in Town
2. White Christmas
3. Here Comes Santa Claus
4. I'll Be Home For Christmas
5. Blue Christmas
6. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
7. O Little Town of Bethlehem
8. Silent Night
9. Peace in the Valley
10. I Believe
11. Take My Hand Precious Lord
12. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)

Details
Playing Time:30 min.
Distributor:BMG (distributor)
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:AAD

Album Notes
Now considered among the greatest Christmas albums of all-time, ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM was originally mired in controversy. When the album was first released in 1957, many Americans considered Presley a menace to society, an amoral hip-shaking freak. The idea of this "punk" profaning Christmas and Christianity (the album, after all, includes four gospel songs) set off the type of uproar most publicists only dream about. Upon hearing Elvis' version of "White Christmas" (actually a close copy of The Drifters' earlier recording), songwriter Irving Berlin mounted a campaign to prevent radio play of the song. Deejays were actually fired for playing the track!
Nonetheless, ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM quickly ascended the pop charts and established itself among the handful of holiday perennials. Whether crooning a solemn classic like "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" or rocking through "Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me," Elvis is clearly in command of the material, often sounding like he's having the time of his life. RCA reissued the album many times, adding and/or omitting numbers and resequencing the album. The original twelve-song version, starting with the raucous "Santa Claus is Back in Town" and ending with "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)," is the best.

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