Song
Blue Christmas
by Ernest Tubb
Blue Christmas is a 1949 song by Ernest Tubb, 2:09 long. It fits the Christmas song themes.
Released 1949 Length 2:09
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Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson song about a lonely, heartbroken Christmas. Doye O'Dell made the first recording in 1948, but Ernest Tubb's 1949 Decca version was the first hit, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's country juke box chart in January 1950 and re-charting in later seasons.
Performance tips
- Sing it plain and heartfelt with a honky-tonk drawl; sincerity over polish.
- Lean into the sadness without dragging the tempo.
- Let the steel-guitar fills breathe between lines; that's where the heartbreak lives.
In these themes
Karaoke versions
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Other versions
- Blue ChristmasCover by REO Speedwagon2009
- Blue ChristmasCover by Albert Hammond2024
- Blue ChristmasCover by Elvis Presley1957
- Elvis PresleyAlso recorded this song
- Albert HammondAlso recorded this song
- REO SpeedwagonAlso recorded this song
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