It's Christmas Time

Elvis Presley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: SonyBMG Special Markets
• ASIN: B00000IGFJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blue Christmas

2. Silent Night

3. White Christmas

4. Santa Claus Is Back in Town

5. I'll Be Home for Christmas

6. If Every Day Was Like Christmas

7. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)

8. O Little Town of Bethlehem

9. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)

10. Mama Liked the Roses

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1970 Edition of his Christmas album re-packaged, August 21, 2006

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A Fan (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Christmas Time (Audio CD)

This is the 1970 edition of the Elvis Christmas album just re-packaged with a new cover and name. The original Elvis Christmas Album was released in 1957 and included 8 Christmas songs along with 4 Gospel songs from the "Peace In The Valley" EP. His original Christmas album was repackaged and re-released in 1970 with the 4 Gospel songs being replaced by "If Every Day was Like Christmas" (which was originally released as a single in 1966) and the non-Christmas song "Mama Liked The Roses". The 1970 edition was then re-packaged and released on CD as "It's Christmas Time" a few years ago.

Elvis' performances on the songs here are excellent! Several of these recordings have become Christmas classics, still receiving significant radio airplay nearly 50 years after they were recorded!

While this was a great album in its day, it has since been superseded. All the songs on this album are currently available on the Elvis "White Christmas" CD along with the 4 Gospel songs and every song from his 1971 "The Wonderful World of Christmas" album. I would recommend that you spend a few extra bucks and buy the Elvis "White Christmas" if you can still find it or the "If Every Day was Like Christmas" CD instead. You will get a lot more Christmas cheer!

I do have one complaint. It is more about how RCA/BMG is mis-managing Elvis' library of releases than anything else. The 1970 edition of the Elvis Christmas Album is Elvis' single biggest selling album in the US with sales certified by the RIAA in excess of 9 million copies. Why on earth did RCA decide to repackage the album under a new name and release it as a different title when they were less than a million short of Elvis receiving his first Diamond award for sales in excess of 10 million?!? Sales of this CD, "Its Christmas Time" have exceeded 2 million in the US according to RIAA! If they would have just kept the original title and cover, Elvis would have had his first Diamond award!!!! Makes no sense to me!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Wouldn't Be Christmas Without This Set, November 12, 2005

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Lon S. Roberts (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's Christmas Time (Audio CD)

They've been on budget releases for years now but these songs in this order are an essential part of Christmas. Everyone should have this cd in their collection. It's as American as apple pie. Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit more than Elvis' Blue Christmas.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent holiday album from The King of Rock 'n' Roll, November 26, 2009

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's Christmas Time (Audio CD)

Elvis Presley made everything he performed so special; and this Christmas CD of his songs gives us the best music you could ask for even though the album is a bit short. Elvis is in excellent form all throughout this album and it's a treat for his fans if they don't have this CD already. The quality of the sound is good and I like that artwork.

"Blue Christmas," one of Elvis' very famous holiday songs, gets the royal treatment from Elvis; he does this to perfection--and beyond! His voice is an instrument that enables him to convey all the nuances of the lyrics; and I'm very impressed. This song is so good it's actually beautiful to hear at any time of the year! The guitars, drums and that backup chorus harmonizing really enhance the number, too. "Silent Night" showcases Elvis squarely in the spotlight, right where he belongs! He gives "Silent Night" a most sensitive treatment and it all holds its own very well.

"White Christmas" has a fine arrangement that is a bit different from what I'm used to--Elvis plays just a bit with the tempo and the keys but it sounds terrific. Listen also for the romantic and nostalgic "I'll Be Home for Christmas." The piano really works well on "I'll Be Home for Christmas," too. "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" shines bright in Elvis' capable hands; and he delivers this flawlessly. "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" is another stunner; Elvis doesn't really need that backup but they do sound pretty good anyway.

"O Little Town of Bethlehem" is another tender, sensitive ballad; and I really like "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" with that early rock and roll sound. "Mama Liked the Roses" is quite poignant and memorable as well.

Elvis left us all too soon; but of course he lives on through his music. This is wonderful for his fans if they don't already have it; and anyone who enjoys high quality control holiday music will cherish this CD for years to come!