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,
Elvis Presley (album) The album spent ten weeks at number 1 on the "Billboard" Top Pop Albums chart in 1956, the first rock and roll album ever to make it to the top of the charts, and the first million-selling album of that genre. In 2003, it was ranked number 56 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. "Elvis Presley" was also one of three Presley albums to receive accolades in the reference book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", the others being "Elvis Is Back!" and "From Elvis in Memphis". It was certified Gold