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"Blue Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously recorded by Elvis Presley, although it was first recorded by Doye O'Dell in 1948. It is a tale of unrequited love during the holidays and is a longstanding staple of Christmas music , especially in the country genre.
The album features archival vocal recordings of Elvis from the albums Elvis' Christmas Album (1957) and Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas (1971) accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. [5] A deluxe edition of the album, which contains four new tracks, was released on November 24, 2017.
"Blue Christmas" Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson: September 5, 1957: 2:05: 2. "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Traditional; arranged by Elvis Presley: May 16, 1971: 2:47: 3. "On A Snowy Christmas Night" Stanley Gelber: May 16, 1971: 2:46: 4. "It Won’t Seem Like Christmas (Without You)" J.A. Balthrop: May 15, 1971: 2:38: 5. "Holly Leaves and Christmas ...
Released in 1994, this Mariah Carey remains one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. To date, the song has sold more than 10 million units, making it one of only 85 songs to earn a ...
Christmas Duets is a 2008 album released by RCA Records, consisting of archival Elvis Presley vocal recordings mixed with completely re-recorded instrumentation and new vocals by contemporary country and gospel singers. [3] Three tracks on the album do not have duet vocals: "The First Noel", "If I Get Home On Christmas Day", and "Winter ...
Singer Johnny Mathis also covered the song on his Merry Christmas album in 1958, which was the No. 2 Christmas album of 1963 and 1964 as there were no Christmas album rankings prior to 1963. In December 1965, astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, while on Gemini 7, requested "I'll Be Home for Christmas" be played for them by the NASA ground ...
For the special, originally titled Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley, he would receive $125,000, an unheard of sum at the time for a single television appearance. [2] Sinatra was not pleased with Presley's fee, knowing full well this exceeded his compensation for hosting the entire program.
Christmas Songs by Sinatra is the third studio album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released on October 4, 1948 as a 78 rpm album set of four 78 rpm records in an actual album and as a 10" LP record (CL 6019) featuring a collection of eight holiday songs. It included four songs previously released as singles, one recorded four ...