Elvis' Christmas Album ensure that "this" Christmas album would not be easily ignored. Much of the remaining program was performed in a more traditional manner appropriate to the solemnity of Christmas, although Elvis's innate sense of occasion shone through on his left-of-centre reading of Ernest Tubb's 1949 hit, "Blue Christmas." "Silent Night" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem" were arranged by Elvis Presley. The Bing Crosby holiday perennial "White Christmas," which appeared every year on the "Billboard" charts from 1942 to 1962, became the center of controversy upon the album's release, with calls by the song's composer Irving Berlin to have the song,
Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 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)