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May 24 1971 (Overdub)
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material    °° means stereo or binaural    ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

RCA Studio A - Nashville, Tennessee
Producer: Felton Jarvis
Engineer: Al Pachucki

Musicians:   Backup Vocals:
NA   The Imperials: Terry Blackwood; Joe Moscheo; Greg Gordon; Armond
Morales; Jimmie Murray & Millie Kirkham

It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You) (overdub)
APA4 1260
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubed to
May 15 master		  
         
Overdub M 2:41 String overdubs on June 22 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°

If I Get Home On Christmas Day (overdub)
APA4 1261
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 15 master		  
         
Overdub M 2:52 Brass & string overdubs on June 21 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°

Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees (overdub)
APA4 1263
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 15 master		  
         
Overdub M 2:13 String overdubs on June 22 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°

Silver Bells (overdub)
APA4 1265
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 15 master		  
         
Overdub (M)   String overdubs on June 22  
Overdub M 2:28 Bells overdubbed on July 26 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°+Blue Christmas°°
(different mixes)

I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (overdub)
APA4 1266
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 16 master		  

I'll Be Home On Christmas Day (overdub)
APA4 1266
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Additional backup vocals overdubbed,
after initial backup vocal overdubs		  
         
Overdub M 3:50 Drums & string overdubs on June 22 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°

On A Snowy Christmas Night (overdub)
APA4 1267
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 16 master		  
         
Overdub M 2:50 String overdubs on June 22 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°+O Come All Ye
Faithful° (see note)

O Come, All Ye Faithful (overdub)
APA4 1270
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Additional backup vocals overdubbed
to May 16 master		  

O Come, All Ye Faithful (overdub)
APA4 1270
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Additional backup vocals overdubbed
to ending		  
         
Overdub (M)   Brass & string overdubs on June 21  
Overdub M 2:48 Organ overdubbed on July 26 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~Comp Single Collection 7°°
~If Everyday Was Like Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°
+Blue Christmas°°+The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song°° (different mixes)
+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°

The First Noel (overdub)
APA4 1271
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 16 master		  

The First Noel (overdub)
APA4 1271
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub M 2:13 Additional backup vocals overdubbed,
after initial backup vocal overdubs		 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°+Blue Christmas°°
+O Come All Ye Faithful°° (different mixes)

The Wonderful World Of Christmas (overdub)
APA4 1272
   May 24 1971 (Mon)
Overdub (M)   Backup vocals overdubbed to
May 16 master		  
         
Overdub M 1:59 Brass & string overdubs on June 21 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°+Unsurp. Mast. 4-15°°
(different mixes)+Tape°° (vocal only)+Tape° (no backing vocals)

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