Hi, Everybody!!!  Welcome back to the countdown.

Pretty holiday image found on Pinterest (original source unknown).  

Yesterday we saluted the Queen.  Today we pay homage to the King.

He covered nearly two dozen holiday songs throughout his career and released two Christmas albums during his lifetime:  one in 1957 (Elvis’ Christmas Album) and the other in 1971 (Elvis sings the Wonderful World of Christmas”).  His take on each of the songs he recorded-from the holiday classics (“Silver Bells”), to the  religious ones (“O Come All Ye Faithful”) to the ones he reinvented (“Blue Christmas”) were all his own, just like with his other music.  No one sang or performed like him, and no one ever will.

The song featured today has a great rockabilly feel to it as he added to so many of his songs which is why he crossed over into so many musical genres:  popular, rock & roll, country, gospel and holiday classics.  That is the sign of a true musical talent.  All hail the King.

Elvis Presley:  “Winter Wonderland” (1971).

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What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, happy listening!!!