What Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously performed by Elvis Presley, was released on the first Christmas album and seventeenth album by country singer Johnny Cash?
The Christmas Spirit The Christmas Spirit is the first Christmas album and seventeenth album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in November 1963. It contains four original Christmas songs written by Cash and eight tracks originally penned by other artists, including "Blue Christmas" (at this point best known through the version recorded by Cash's former Sun Records labelmate Elvis Presley), "Silent Night" and "Little Drummer Boy".
Holly &amp; Ivy Holly & Ivy is a 1994 Christmas album and sixteenth overall by American singer Natalie Cole. It was released on October 4, 1994, by Elektra; it is Cole's first album featuring Christmas music and serves as a follow-up to "Take a Look" (1993). Cole co-produced the album with American music producer Tommy LiPuma, with whom she worked on "Unforgettable... with Love". "Holly & Ivy" consists of twelve tracks, including eleven covers of Christmas standards and carols, and one original song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. Cole promoted the album as "non-traditional" in interviews and performances.