Graceland is excited to unveil the third release in the Graceland Vinyl Collection — a limited-edition 10” blue vinyl featuring two of Elvis’ most iconic holiday classics: "Blue Christmas" and "Santa Claus Is Back in Town."
Pressed on stunning blue vinyl and designed exclusively for this series, this collector’s item is the perfect way to celebrate Elvis' favorite time of year. Available for pre-order exclusively at ShopGraceland.com.
In 1957, Elvis Presley recorded these two songs during the landmark sessions that produced Elvis’ Christmas Album.
“Blue Christmas” is one of Elvis’ most iconic and enduring holiday songs. Written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and first recorded in 1948, the song became iconic when Elvis gave it his signature sound—complete with Millie Kirkham’s ghostly “woo-wee-woo” backing and The Jordanaires’ classic harmonies. Though released on the 1957 album, “Blue Christmas” wasn’t issued as a commercial single until 1964, where it quickly became a hit. Its performance in the 1968 “Comeback Special” is the only known video footage of Elvis singing a Christmas song.
The flip side “Santa Claus is Back in Town” is a bluesy holiday track written for Elvis by legendary songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The song delivered a new kind of Christmas spirit – one that was cool, rebellious, and unmistakably Elvis.
Together, these two tracks capture the spirit of a 1957 Christmas – a year that gave us Elvis’ first holiday album, his first Christmas at Graceland, and a musical legacy that still echoes every December
The first in the series, a 70th-anniversary celebration of Elvis' breakout hit "That's All Right," completely sold out during pre-order; the second release, "Stuck on You" - which commemorates the 65th anniversary of Elvis' triumphant return to the spotlight after two years of service in the U.S. Army, is available for purchase now at Graceland and ShopGraceland.com.
