White Christmas

by Elvis Presley

Overview

WHITE CHRISTMAS is a very smart compilation bringing together beautifully remastered versions of every Christmas song Elvis PRESLEY ever recorded--which is to say the complete ELVIS'S CHRISTMAS ALBUM (one of his best selling LPs), ELVIS SINGS CHRISTMAS SONGS (originally a 7 inch EP), and various singles and odds and ends. Interestingly, at the time of the first album's original release, "White Christmas" composer Irving Berlin was so offended by Elvis's rendition that he actually wrote to major radio stations asking them not to play it. Since then, of course, Presley's version has deservedly become classic (as has take on the song's more down-and-dirty opposite, "Blue Christmas"). There's no doubting Elvis's complete commitment to the material here, in particular the gospel tunes like "Take My Hand Precious Lord" that were deleted from RCA's 1970 reissue of the first album.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2000
Label:	Bmg Heritage / Rca
UPC:	0078636795928
Rank:	116475

Tracks

1. Santa Claus Is Back in Town
2. White Christmas
3. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
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)
13. O Come All Ye Faithful
14. The First Noel
15. On a Snowy Christmas Night
16. Winter Wonderland
17. The Wonderful World of Christmas
18. It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
19. I'll Be Home on Christmas Day
20. If I Get Home on Christmas Day
21. Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees
22. Merry Christmas, Baby
23. Silver Bells
24. Mama Liked the Roses
25. If Every Day Was Like Christmas

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley   Primary Artist
The Jordanaires   Vocals

Technical Credits

Irvin Graham   Composer
Kim Gannon   Composer
Gene Autry   Composer
Ernst Mikael Jorgensen   Compilation Producer
Charles Tobias   Composer
Johnny Christopher   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Lou Baxter   Composer
Jay Johnson   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Johnny Moore   Composer,Composer
Phillip Brooks   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jim Malloy   Engineer
Michael Jarrett   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Aaron Schroeder   Composer
Buck Ram   Composer
Stuart Hamblen   Composer
John Francis Wade   Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Al Pachucki   Engineer
Glen Spreen   Composer
Walter Kent   Composer
J. A. Balthrop   Composer
Felix Bernard   Composer
Frederick Oakeley   Composer
Ervin Drake   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Roger Semon   Compilation Producer
Oakley Haldeman   Composer
Thorne Nogar   Engineer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Al Frisch   Composer
Dick Smith   Composer
Michael Omansky   Executive Producer
William Sandys   Composer
Lewis Redner   Composer
Klaus Schmalenbach   Executive Producer
Abel Balthazar   Composer
Bill Hayes   Composer
Red West   Composer
Tony Macaulay   Composer
Stanley Gelber   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Jimmy Shirl   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Claude Demetrius   Composer