On the Throne Again by Santa Claus

1957 vocal by Elvis Presley

"Santa Claus Is Back in Town"
Santa Claus is Back 45 single RCA.jpg
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Elvis' Christmas Album
Language English
Published Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
Released October 15, 1957
Recorded September 7, 1957 (1957-09-07)
Genre
  • Christmas
  • rock and roll
  • blues
Length 2:25
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Leiber-Stoller
Producer(s) Leiber-Stoller
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Boob on a Cord" "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" "Tell Me Why"

"Santa Claus Is Back in Town" is a Christmas song written in 1957 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and commencement recorded that yr past Elvis Presley as the opening track on Elvis' Christmas Album, the best-selling Christmas/vacation album of all time in the United States. The song has go a rock and coil Christmas standard.

"Santa Claus Is Dorsum in Boondocks" was paired with "Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me" and was issued as a United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland single concurrently with the album's release in 1957. The unmarried reached #7 on the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Singles Chart in November 1957. RCA rereleased the song as a 45 vinyl vii" single in 1985, Pb-14237B, paired with "Merry Christmas, Infant". In 1980, the vocal reached #41 on the U.k. singles nautical chart in December in a vi-week chart run.[1]

"Santa Claus Is Back in Boondocks" backed with "Blue Christmas" was released past RCA Victor every bit a 45 single in 1965 in the Us, reaching #4 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart.[ commendation needed ] The "Blue Christmas"/"Santa Claus is Back in Town" single was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1999.[two]

Synopsis [edit]

The song, gear up in a basic twelve-bar dejection layout with three verses, consists of an elaborate double entendre in which the singer, identifying himself as Santa Claus merely having no sleigh, reindeer or sack of toys, promises to go far in "a large black Cadillac" with the intent of "coming downwards (a young woman's) chimney" Christmas Eve.

Album appearances [edit]

The vocal appeared on the original RCA Victor LP, Elvis' Christmas Album, the 1958 reissue, the 1970 RCA Camden reissue, the United kingdom release of the Camden version, CDS 1155, the 1975 Pickwick reissue, and the 1985 RCA Special Products rerelease. The song likewise appeared on the 1982 RCA Memories of Christmas compilation, the 1994 BMG album If Every Day Was Like Christmas, the 2003 BMG Christmas Peace collection, and the 2006 BMG Elvis Christmas album. The song was featured on the 2008 Presley album Christmas Duets in a duet with Wynonna Judd.

The song is the opening track on the 2017 album Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

1957 UK sheet music cover, Belinda Ltd., Southern Music, London

Personnel [edit]

"Santa Claus Is Back In Town" was recorded on September 7, 1957 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California. The musicians on the session were:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals
  • Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Bill Black – bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums
  • Dudley Brooks – piano
  • Millie Kirkham and The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews Jr., Hoyt Hawkins, and Hugh Jarrett) – backing vocals

Covers [edit]

Many musical artists have covered the song. Notably, Dwight Yoakam featured the song on his 1997 Christmas album Come On Christmas and released it equally a single. The single reached #60 on the Billboard Hot Land Songs nautical chart.

The song was covered by Nashville band, The Royal Court of Cathay and featured, along with Floyd Cramer, Elvis Presley's original band, D. J. Fontana, Scotty Moore, Jimmy "Orion" Ellis, and The Jordanaires on MWC America Records. This was the final recording the original members appeared on together.

Some other notable version was by Robert Plant and The Honeydrippers, as performed on Sabbatum Nighttime Alive on December fifteen, 1984.[iii] Jonny Lang covered information technology on 1997's A Very Special Christmas three.[4] Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul covered the song for the 2018 film The Christmas Chronicles.[five] [vi]

Chart performance [edit]

The recording was a top ten hit on the UK Singles Nautical chart and a summit five striking on the Billboard Christmas Singles nautical chart. The single was certified Platinum past the RIAA.

Elvis Presley recording [edit]

Nautical chart (1957) Peak
position
U.k. Singles Chart seven
Chart (1965) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Christmas Singles 4

1980 Elvis Presley re-release [edit]

Twelvemonth Single Chart positions
United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Singles Chart
1980 "Santa Claus Is Dorsum in Town" 41

Dwight Yoakam recording [edit]

Twelvemonth Single Nautical chart positions
US Country
1997 "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" 60

Movie appearances [edit]

  • Iron Homo three (2013)
  • Fred Claus (2007)
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
  • C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
  • The Long Buss Goodnight (1996)
  • Bad Santa two (2016)
  • The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Song creative person 2 - Elvis Presley". Tsort.info. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gold and Platinum Data". RIAA. Retrieved December xvi, 2018.
  3. ^ "SNL Season x Episode 09 - Eddie Tater, Robert Constitute and the Honeydrippers". NBC. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 | A Very Special Christmas". Averyspecialchristmas.org . Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Saunders, Mike (July ix, 2021). "Disciples of Soul Interviews". Backstreets Magazine . Retrieved December 27, 2021. {{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: url-condition (link)
  6. ^ Daly, John (Nov 26, 2018). "Kurt Russell Sings The Blues as Santa Jailed with Trivial Steven in 'Christmas Chronicles'". California Rocker . Retrieved December 27, 2021. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Sources [edit]

  • Guralnick, Peter. The Male monarch of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters, insert booklet. RCA 66050–two, 1992.
  • Guralnick, Peter. From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters, insert booklet. RCA 66160–ii, 1993.
  • Guralnick, Peter (1994). Final Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. Little Chocolate-brown GBR. ISBN 978-0-316-91020-0.
  • Hopkins, Jerry (1971). Elvis: A Biography. ISBN 978-0-671-20973-5.
  • Wolfe, Charles. Elvis Presley: If Every Day Was Like Christmas, liner notes. BMG Australia Limited, 7863664822, 1994.

External links [edit]

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 20 Essential Stone and Roll Holiday Songs.

albaradothaid1985.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Back_in_Town

0 Response to "On the Throne Again by Santa Claus"

ارسال یک نظر

Iklan Atas Artikel

Iklan Tengah Artikel 1

Iklan Tengah Artikel 2

Iklan Bawah Artikel