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Background

The song, written by Aaron Schroeder and Claude Demetrius, has been a popular Christmas song during the Holiday season on radio stations for decades. The song appeared originally as part of an RCA Victor 45 EP, EPA-4108, with "Santa Claus is Back in Town", "Blue Christmas", and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" in 1957. The EP reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' EP chart. The song was recorded on September 7, 1957, and features the vocal backing of

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. "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" was paired with "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" and was issued as a UK single concurrently with the album's release in 1957. The single reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1957.

Album appearances

The song appeared on the original RCA Victor LP, ''Elvis' Christmas Album'', the 1958 reissue, the 1970 RCA Camden reissue, the UK release of the Camden version, CDS 1155, the 1975 Pickwick reissue, and the 1985 RCA Special Products rerelease.

Cover versions

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released a cover version on the 2013 compilation album ''

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recorded the song for their 2015 album ''

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References

Sources

*''Record Mirror'' UK charts for December 1957. *Guralnick, Peter. ''The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters'', insert booklet. RCA 66050–2, 1992. *Guralnick, Peter. ''From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters'', insert booklet. RCA 66160–2, 1993. *Guralnick, Peter (1994). ''Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley''. Little Brown GBR. . *Hopkins, Jerry (1971). ''Elvis: A Biography''. . *Wolfe, Charles. ''Elvis Presley: If Every Day Was Like Christmas'', liner notes. BMG Australia Limited, 7863664822, 1994. {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me Songs about Santa Claus Elvis Presley songs 1957 songs American Christmas songs Songs written by Aaron Schroeder Songs written by Claude Demetrius