If Every Day Was Like Christmas

Performer: Elvis Presley
Artist: The Imperials Quartet; The Jordanaires
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Compilation producers: Ernst Jorgensen, Roger Semon. Engineers: Jim Malloy, Thorne Nogar, Al Pachucki. Recorded at RCA's Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee and Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Charles Wolfe. All tracks are stereo except tracks 2, 8, 24. Digitally remastered by Jay Newland (August 1994, BMG Studios, New York). IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS is a collection of recordings formerly available on various Elvis Christmas releases, as well as four previously unreleased alternate takes. The special collector's edition of IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS includes a full color "Winter At Graceland" three-dimensional pop-up. Personnel includes: Elvis Presley (vocals); The Jordanaires, The Imperials Quartet. Engineers: Al Pachucki, Thorne Nogar. Compilation producers: Ernst Jorgensen, Roger Semon. Recorded at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee and Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California between 1957 & 1971. Includes liner notes by Charles Wolfe. Digitally remastered by Jay Newland (1994, BMG Studios, New York, New York). By all accounts, Elvis Presley was fanatical about Christmas. Always generous with friends, Presley enjoyed the excuse to lavish those around him with cars, jewelry, and other expensive gifts. The holiday was particularly meaningful to him in his early years, when he could share it with his mother Gladys, and then later with the arrival of his daughter Lisa Marie. It is no surprise, then, that Presley recorded Christmas material on several occasions throughout his career. IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS compiles all of Elvis Presley's Christmas recordings on a single disc. Included are all the Christmas songs from the 1957 LP ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM (the four gospel songs that appeared on the original album are not, however, included on this disc), the 1966 single that serves as the title track to this collection, and the 1971 album ELVIS SINGS THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHRISTMAS. All are very good, but Elvis' first effort was his best. ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM has rightly joined the pantheon of truly classic Christmas albums. Every track is top-flight, with particular praise due to the raunchy "Santa Claus is Back in Town" and Elvis' take on "White Christmas," the latter strongly based on Clyde McPhatter's version.

"Before Elvis, there was nothing," John Lennon once said. An overstatement, of course, but Elvis Presley's ascendance to superstardom in the mid-1950s kicked off a musical and social revolution whose impact has yet to abate. After the charming young man from Tupelo, Mississippi was discovered by Sun Records honcho Sam Phillips, the wise studio owner took Presley under his wing, leading to the landmark recording of his first single, "That's All Right (Mama)." The rest, of course, is well-documented history, with Elvis going on to conquer the pop charts, the box office, and beyond. He truly was the King, and his blend of country, pop, and R&B became the cornerstone of rock & roll.

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