Elvis Presley: Elvis' Christmas Album CD Track Listing
Elvis Presley
Elvis' Christmas Album (1957)
RCA. PSD1-5486. Made in Japan. Released November 1957. \n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: From playful takes on "White Christmas" to bluesy, low-down readings of "Blue Christmas" and "Santa Claus Is Back in Town, " to the straight interpretations of yuletide standards that close it out, there's simply no other Christmas album that sounds quite like this. -- Cub Koda & Rick Clark\n\nNow 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! \n\nNonetheless, 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. \n
This misc cd contains 12 tracks and runs 30min 45sec.
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: Music
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: music songs tracks misc Christmas
- Elvis Presley - Santa Claus Is Back In Town (02:22)
- Elvis Presley - White Christmas (02:43)
- Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (01:55)
- Elvis Presley - I'll Be Home For Christmas (01:55)
- Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas (02:09)
- Elvis Presley - Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) (01:53)
- Elvis Presley - Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem (02:35)
- Elvis Presley - Silent Night (02:26)
- Elvis Presley - (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) (03:22)
- Elvis Presley - I Believe (02:06)
- Elvis Presley - Take My Hand, Precious Lord (03:18)
- Elvis Presley - It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) (03:55)
