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,
Memories (Elvis Presley song) of [Elvis'] later (fat Elvis) period". On December 1, 1970 the single was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles). Nancy Sinatra recorded a cover version in 1969, for her album "Nancy" on Reprise Records. The Free Design covered the song on their 1969 album "Heaven/Earth". Memories (Elvis Presley song) "Memories" is a 1968 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley. It was written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis specially for Presley to perform on "Elvis", his comeback TV special that would air on NBC on December 3, 1968. Later Mac Davis