Music video description
The hit song "Blue Christmas" is a Christmas song that was written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson. The song was first recorded by Doye O'Dell in 1948, while its most popular version is the one featured in Elvis Presley's artistic output. The song tells the story of unrequited love experienced during the magical Christmas season.
The original 1948 version by Doye O'Dell was popularized in the following three years by country artist Ernest Tubb, Hugo Winterhalter and Russ Morgan and his orchestra. Tubb's version spent a week at number one on Billboard magazine's Most Played Juke Box (Country & Wester) list, and Winterhalter's version topped the Billboard Decords Most Played by Disc Jockeys list. Russ Morgan's version, meanwhile, reached No. 11 on Billboard magazine's list of best-selling pop singles.
When the song "Blue Christmas" was included in Elvis Presley's repertoire, it became a holiday rock and roll classic. The song was included on EP 45 4P (Extendet Play) under the title "Elvis Sings Christmas Songs," on which you can also hear, for example, the song Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me). Presley's version of the song "Blue Christmas" was commercially released in 1964 and was a huge commercial success. It topped Billboard magazine's list of top Christmas songs and was very popular in many countries around the world.