When a 22-year-old
sensation named
ELVIS PRESLEY
RELEASED
THE FIRST ALBUM
MIXING CHRISTMAS
MUSIC WITH
ROCK 'N' ROLL ,
criticism was harsh
but sales were
huge. A new form
of holiday music
was born, and
almost six decades
later, the sound
is still festive.
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