Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.
Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
The Christmas Blues
Elvis Presley Lyrics
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I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
That's when those blue memories start calling
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white
Oh, oh, oh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh
Oh, oh, oh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, oh
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas
In Elvis Presley’s Blue Christmas, the singer expresses his sadness and loneliness during the holiday season due to the absence of his loved one. He describes how he will have a blue Christmas without his lover, and how the memories of them will haunt him as he sees the festive decorations around him. The green Christmas tree with red decorations will not be the same without his significant other's presence. When the blue snowflakes start to fall, the singer acknowledges that his lover may be having a different 'white' Christmas without him, but he will continue to have a blue Christmas without her. The singer's use of the color blue in the song expresses his feelings of sadness and longing for his missing love.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll have a Blue Christmas without you
I'll be feeling very sad and lonely during the Christmas season because you won't be with me.
I'll be so blue just thinking about you
Even the mere thought of you not being here with me during Christmas is enough to make me feel sad and upset.
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
The traditional, colorful decorations of the holiday season will be around me, but they won't bring me any joy or happiness because you won't be here to share them with me.
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me
Everything about the holiday season will feel incomplete and unsatisfying without you here to share in it with me.
And when those blue snowflakes start falling
When the snow starts falling, which is often associated with the Christmas season, it will remind me of our separation, making me feel even more upset and blue.
That's when those blue memories start calling
These memories of our times together come to me, causing me to remember how happy we were when we were together and how lonely I am without you at this time of year.
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white
You will be okay without me since you have your own things going on and a life of your own to live while I'm struggling without you.
But I'll have a blue, blue blue blue Christmas
Despite the holiday season being celebrated around me, I will only be feeling sadness and loneliness without you by my side.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Billy Hayes, Jay Johnson
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@marsmusiclovers60
My dad and I were driving down the road and had stopped at a red light the first Christmas after momma died , this song came on the radio and my daddy just broke down thinking about momma. This song Always takes me back to that day in 1974 and I always shed a few tears. 😢 Merry Christmas to all 🎄✝ 2021
@katlynthompson998
I can feel that too. Even men need to cry. They miss people too.😭
@margarete6888
I am so sorry for your loss. May peace and love be with you and your dad.
@jmeib
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@marsmusiclovers60
@@margarete6888 Thank you, My dad is now in heaven with momma. Along with my two oldest brothers. God Bless And Merry Christmas ✝🎄
@marsmusiclovers60
@@jmeib Where? NC
@oldiesmusic8
Elvis Presley never died, he still making people happy with his songs
@alexglass2927
That's right!!!
@MrIgottap
Still kickin’ in 2023!
@Lilly-hh9es
He is Billboard 1 again omg ❤