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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. (AllMusic Review
) |