Elvis Christmas songs playlist for 1957 Elvis’ Christmas album
Elvis Presley still reigns! The King of Rock and Roll still holds the title of best-selling Christmas album of all time. Elvis’ Christmas Album has sold the most copies of any Christmas album in the United States.
The original release of Elvis’ Christmas Album came out in 1957 and sold 3 million copies. In 1970, RCA released another edition of the album which omitted four gospel songs and added two additional Christmas songs sung by Elvis. In 2012, the RIAA awarded its Diamond award of 10 million copies sold to the Elvis Presley Estate for the 1970 version of Elvis’ Christmas Album. Since then, the 1970 version has sold 4 million more copies. Adding in an additional 3 million from worldwide sales brings the total to 20 million copies sold.
Enjoy this full Christmas songs playlist for Elvis’ 1957 Christmas album!
And bookmark this page to listen again and again!
Track 1: Santa Claus is back in town
Track 2: White Christmas
Surprisingly, Elvis’ version of “White Christmas” was a source of controversy when it was released in October 1957. The composer of the song, Irving Berlin, did not like Presley’s version of the song and tried to get it banned from radio stations across the country. Presley sang the song in the same style as The Drifters R&B version. Click here to read more about the controversy.
Track 3: Here comes Santa Claus
Track 4: I’ll be home for Christmas
Track 5: Blue Christmas (album version and 1968 live Comeback special version)
Track 6: Santa Bring my Baby Back to Me
Track 7: O Little town of Bethlehem
Track 8: Silent Night
Track 9: Peace in the Valley
Track 10: I Believe
Track 11: Take my hand, Precious Lord
Track 12: It is no Secret (What God Can Do)
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Just wonder… When checking this story a couple of years ago, several sources could tell us that the story about Irving Berlins wish to ban the song is just a story, fake news if we should use todays language…
“One of the songs on the album was a source of controversy when it was released in October 1957. The composer of “White Christmas,” Irving Berlin, did not like Presley’s version of the song and tried to get it banned from radio stations across the country.”
I’m not sure what your sources are, but Elvis’ friend and Memphis DJ George Klein has told the same story on air, and he was there!
Well… Check out this…
https://silentmovieblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/elvis-presley-irving-berlin-and-white-christmas/
Do you actually have other information that this? When did George mention this for the first time…?
This is interesting! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I heard George Klein say it on air in the last 5 years – and he also mentioned it in his book. I looked it up in the Elvis Day by Day book by Peter Guralnick and Ernst Jorgensen and they say that Irving Berlin wrote to every major radio station in the country requesting a ban of Presley’s version. That means there must be an actual letter that existed. I’d have to do some more research and maybe write an article about this for next Christmas season!
It is also more about it here, and still is the year 1990 and not beyond further down…
http://www.elvisinfonet.com/Spotlight-the-Truth-about%20Elvis-Christmas-Album.html
FYI – After researching the controversy around “White Christmas”, I’ve updated this article. Here’s the link: https://elvis-news.com/2020/10/18/elvis-presleys-best-selling-album-ever-is-also-number-one-christmas-album-of-all-time/