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) accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.[5] A deluxe edition of the album, which contains four new tracks, was released on November 24, 2017.

Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Compilation album by Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	October 6, 2017
Length	34:06 (standard) 47:40 (deluxe)
Label	RCA, Legacy
Producer	Nick Patrick, Don Reedman (also exec.), Priscilla Presley (exec.)
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis Symphonique (2017) Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2017) Elvis Presley: The Searcher (The Original Soundtrack) (2018)
Singles from Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
"Here Comes Santa Claus" Released: December 4, 2017[1] "Silver Bells" Released: December 14, 2017[2] "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Released: December 15, 2017[3] "Blue Christmas" Released: December 21, 2017[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Classical Albums chart (for the issue dated October 28, 2017). In the UK, it debuted at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 3,572 units in its first week.[6] However, it reached a new peak of number six on December 1, 2017, following the release of the deluxe edition. On December 8, 2017, the BPI issued the album with a Silver award for sales in excess of 60.000 copies.[7] On 22 December 2017, the BPI up graded the album to a Gold certification, reflecting sales of over 100.000 copies.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Santa Claus Is Back in Town"	Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller	2:29
2.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	2:42
3.	"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"	Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman	2:03
4.	"Merry Christmas Baby"	Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore	4:50
5.	"Blue Christmas"	Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson	2:09
6.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram	3:17
7.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	2:20
8.	"Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"	Aaron Schroeder, Claude Demetrius	1:52
9.	"Silver Bells"	Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	2:56
10.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner	2:50
11.	"O Come, All Ye Faithful"	Traditional	3:04
12.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	2:54
13.	"Silent Night"	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber	2:40

Deluxe version (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)"	Thomas A. Dorsey	3:26
15.	"I Believe"	Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman	3:00
16.	"Take My Hand, Precious Lord"	Thomas A. Dorsey	3:42
17.	"It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)"	Stuart Hamblen	4:26

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 25 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 70 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 83 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 31 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 85 Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 11 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 7 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 36 Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 66 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 6 US Billboard 200[20] 73 US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 60 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic – 'Here Comes Santa Claus'". Elvis The Music. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
2. "Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic – 'Silver Bells'". Elvis The Music. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
3. "Elvis Presley 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' (Lyric Video)". Elvis The Music. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
4. "Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic – 'Blue Christmas'". Elvis The Music. 21 December 2017.
5. "New Elvis Presley Album Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to be Released October 6 by Sony Music's Legacy Recordings". Legacy Recordings. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
6. Jones, Alan (October 13, 2017). "Official Charts Analysis: Liam Gallagher debuts at No.1 with more than 100,000 album sales". Music Week. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
7. "British album certifications – Elvis Presley – Christmas with Elvis and the RPO". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 9, 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Type Christmas with Elvis and the RPO in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
8. "Australiancharts.com – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
9. "Austriancharts.at – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
10. "Ultratop.be – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
11. "Ultratop.be – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
12. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Elvis Presley". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
15. "Charts.nz – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
16. "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 52, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Elvis with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Christmas". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
20. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
21. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard.
22. "ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
23. White, Jack (January 3, 2018). "The Top 40 biggest albums of 2017 on the Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
24. "British album certifications – Elvis Presley – Christmas with Elvis and the Rpo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Christmas with Elvis and the Rpo in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.