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Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Compilation album by
Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ReleasedOctober 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
Length34:06 (standard)
47:40 (deluxe)
LabelRCA, Legacy
ProducerNick Patrick, Don Reedman (also exec.), Priscilla Presley (exec.)
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis Symphonique
(2017) 		Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
(2017) 		Elvis Presley: The Searcher
(2018)
Singles from Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  1. "Here Comes Santa Claus"
    Released: December 4, 2017[1]
  2. "Silver Bells"
    Released: December 14, 2017[2]
  3. "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
    Released: December 15, 2017[3]
  4. "Blue Christmas"
    Released: December 21, 2017[4]

Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (also known as Christmas with Elvis) is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley (1935–77). It was released on October 6, 2017, by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. It is the third album recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, following If I Can Dream (2015) and The Wonder of You (2016), both of which topped the UK Albums Chart. 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.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Classical Albums chart (for the issue dated October 28, 2017). In the UK, it debuted at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 3,572 units in its first week.[6] However, it reached a new peak of number six on December 1, 2017, following the release of the deluxe edition. It was awarded Gold certification by BPI reflecting sales of over 100,000 copies.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Santa Claus Is Back in Town"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:29
2."White Christmas"Irving Berlin2:42
3."Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman2:03
4."Merry Christmas Baby"Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore4:50
5."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson2:09
6."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram3:17
7."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith2:20
8."Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius1:52
9."Silver Bells"Jay Livingston, Ray Evans2:56
10."O Little Town of Bethlehem"Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner2:50
11."O Come, All Ye Faithful"John Francis Wade, Frederick Oakeley3:04
12."The First Noel"Traditional2:54
13."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, John Freeman Young2:40
Deluxe version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)"Thomas A. Dorsey3:26
15."I Believe"Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman3:00
16."Take My Hand, Precious Lord"Thomas A. Dorsey3:42
17."It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)"Stuart Hamblen4:26

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic – 'Here Comes Santa Claus'". Elvis The Music. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic – 'Silver Bells'". Elvis The Music. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Elvis Presley 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' (Lyric Video)". Elvis The Music. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic – 'Blue Christmas'". Elvis The Music. 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ "New Elvis Presley Album Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to be Released October 6 by Sony Music's Legacy Recordings". Legacy Recordings. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (13 October 2017). "Official Charts Analysis: Liam Gallagher debuts at No.1 with more than 100,000 album sales". Music Week. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "British album certifications – Elvis Presley – Christmas with Elvis and the Rpo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
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  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Elvis Presley". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 52, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  21. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  23. ^ White, Jack (3 January 2018). "The Top 40 biggest albums of 2017 on the Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_with_Elvis_and_the_Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra