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June 22 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's - Hollywood, California
Producer: Felton Jarvis
Engineer: Mickey Crofford
Arranger: Glen Spreen

Musicians:    
Leader / Organ: Glen Spreen  
Leader / Guitar: James Burton  
Percussion: Ralph Gallant (Larrie Londin) ('Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees' & 'On A Snowy Christmas Night')
Contractor / Violin: Sidney Sharp  
Violin: William Kurasch  
Violin: Israel Baker  
Violin: Ralph Schaeffer  
Violin: Tibor Zelig  
Violin: Arnold Belnick  
Violin: Assa Drori  
Violin: Bernard Kundell  
Violin: Henry Ferber  
Viola: Samuel Boghossian  
Viola: Joseph DiFiore  
Viola: Harry Hyams  
Viola: David Schwartz  
Cello: Raymond J Kelley  
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich  
Marimba: Gene Estes  
Trombone: Thomas Shepard  

Silver Bells (overdub)
APA4 1265
  June 22 1971 (Tuesday Afternoon)
Overdub (M)   Strings overdubbed, after
backup vocal overdubs
 
         
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)

Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees (overdub)
APA4 1263
  June 22 1971 (Tuesday Afternoon)
Overdub M 2:13 Strings overdubbed, after
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°°

Miracle Of The Rosary (overdub)
APA4 1259
  June 22 1971 (Tuesday Afternoon)
Overdub M 1:52 Additional strings overdubbed,
after initial string overdubs
Comp. Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Moved By Faith (Franklin Mint
Complete Masters Collection 13)°°~Elvis Now (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°~Ultimate
Gospel (DSD)°°~Peace In The Valley 2°°+He Walks Beside Me°° (remixed)

On A Snowy Christmas Night (overdub)
APA4 1267
  June 22 1971 (Tuesday Afternoon)
Overdub M 2:50 Strings overdubbed, after
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°°+O Come All Ye
Faithful° (see note)

Help Me Make It Through The Night (overdub)
APA4 1273
  June 22 1971 (Tuesday Afternoon)
Overdub M 2:45 Strings overdubbed to May 17
spliced master
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 22 (Sony)°°~Country Legend (Franklin
Mint Complete Masters Collection 18)°°~Elvis Now (FTD)°°~(20 Bit)°°
~Welcome To My World°°+The Definitive Country Album°° (edited)
+Unedited Masters - Nashville Revisited (Venus)°° (3:21 - with count-in
& dialogue from Take 11)

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