Elvis' Christmas Album - 1957
Elvis' 1957 Christmas Album reveals a different side of the rocker for the first time on a public instead conditioned to expect something outrageous. Nevertheless, there was a controversy with Irving Berlin. After hearing Presley's version of his 'White Christmas', he ordered his staff to telephone radio stations across the US, demanding the song be discontinued from radio play. Most US radio stations ignored Berlin's request but at least one disc jockey was fired for playing a song from the album and most Canadian stations refused to play the album.
Elvis' 1957 Christmas Album reveals a different side of the rocker for the first time on a public instead conditioned to expect something outrageous. Nevertheless, there was a controversy with Irving Berlin. After hearing Presley's version of his 'White Christmas', he ordered his staff to telephone radio stations across the US, demanding the song be discontinued from radio play. Most US radio stations ignored Berlin's request but at least one disc jockey was fired for playing a song from the album and most Canadian stations refused to play the album.
