Christmas Duets

Christmas Duets

Compilation album by Elvis Presley
Recorded	October 10, 2008^[1]
Genre	Country, pop, CCM, holiday
Label	RCA

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Christmas Duets is a 2008 album released by RCA Records, consisting of archival Elvis Presley vocal recordings mixed with completely re-recorded instrumentation and new vocals by contemporary country and gospel singers.^[3] Three tracks on the album do not have duet vocals: "The First Noel", "If I Get Home On Christmas Day", and "Winter Wonderland". However, the instrumental tracks for these songs were re-recorded by contemporary musicians, just like on all other songs. The Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood duets have both charted on the Billboard country charts, with the former reaching the Top 40. A second version of "Blue Christmas" was recorded with Martina McBride using mainly acoustic instrumentation in order to obtain a similar arrangement to the one used in the informal segments of Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Also, shots of McBride performing the song were digitally inserted into footage, taken from the original special, of Presley performing the same song, to use as a promotional music video for the album. The second version of "Blue Christmas" was never officially released outside of the video.

List of Songs

No.	Title	Duet with	Length
1.	"Blue Christmas"	Martina McBride	2:30
2.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Carrie Underwood	3:36
3.	"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"	LeAnn Rimes	1:58
4.	"Santa Claus Is Back in Town"	Wynonna Judd	2:26
5.	"Silent Night"	Sara Evans	2:24
6.	"White Christmas"	Amy Grant	2:25
7.	"Merry Christmas Baby"	Gretchen Wilson	8:06
8.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Roads Schlapman of Little Big Town	2:38
9.	"Silver Bells"	Anne Murray	2:27
10.	"O Come, All Ye Faithful"	Olivia Newton-John	2:52
11.	"The First Noel" (2008)	—	2:14
12.	"If I Get Home On Christmas Day" (2008)	—	2:55
13.	"Winter Wonderland" (2008)	—	2:25

In 2009, the album was reissued with an additional track: "On A Snowy Christmas Night", performed in a duet with Renée Martel.

Chart positions

Albums

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Top Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	17
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	20
Canadian Albums Chart	6

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
Year	Single	US Country	US AC
2008	"Blue Christmas" (w/ Martina McBride)	36	22
2008	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (w/ Carrie Underwood)	54	—

References

↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-duets/id294318633
↑ Allmusic review
↑ John Bush, "Review of Christmas Duets," allmusic.

Elvis Presley

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Live albums	On Stage As Recorded at Madison Square Garden Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Having Fun with Elvis on Stage Elvis in Concert An Afternoon in the Garden

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