One day after the release of "Elvis' Christmas Album" RCA Victor also launched an extended player called "Elvis Sings Christmas Songs". Beginning on December 2nd Billboard listed the record on their "Best Selling Pop EPs Chart" for nine weeks, two of them at the number one. In its initial sales period the ep sold 500,000 units, over the years this figure would double. The RIAA honored the US sales with a Platinum Award. Abroad the extended player wasn't as successful, in the rest of the world it barely made 50% of the sales on the domestic market. In total "Elvis Sings Christmas Songs" sold 1.5 million units which translates to 225 million paid streams of the extended player or 900 million paid streams of individual tracks.

The cover was designed with a bunch of presents and a photo made by MGM to promote the movie "Jailhouse Rock". The backside featured another two promo shots for the motion picture as well as advertising for other Presley eps.

"Elvis Sings Christmas Songs" is not available on the streaming platforms because all tracks can be found on "Elvis' Christmas Album".

The catchy uptempo popsong was written by Aaron Schroeder and Claude DeMetrius, but even though it was often played by the radio djs, RCA Victor only released it on a single in Great Britain. It was quite successful and made it in the top 10 of the UK Charts. Elvis recorded "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" on September 7, 1957 within nine takes.

The rock'n'roll king put this one on tape within three takes on September 5, 1957. RCA Victor released it on the singles "Blue Christmas" / "Wooden Heart" (1964) and "Santa Claus Is Back In Town!" / "Blue Christmas" (1965) and the album "A Legendary Performer - Volume 2" (1976). A live recording is featured on the album "Elvis" (1968). The song was written by Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson, the first recorded version was done by Doye O'Dell. It finally got popular by cover versions of Ernest Tubb, Hogo Winterhalter & His Orchestra and Russ Morgan & His Orchestra.

In this great, bluesy song Santa arrives in a black Cadillac and it's up to the imagination of the listener what is meant by "Hang up your pretty stockings and turn off the light - Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight". Obviously Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller completely satisfied the wish to deliver a song suitable for the image of the king of rock'n'roll. "Santa Claus Is Back In Town!" was recorded on September 7, 1957 within seven takes. RCA Victor also released the track on the single "Santa Claus Is Back In Town!" / "Blue Christmas" (1965).

Bing Crosby sang this song in 1943 and portrayed a soldier, who promises his family to be back home for Christmas. It turns out that it's nothing but wishful thinking when he sings at the end "I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams". Elvis' version, recorded on September 7, 1957 within 15 takes, certainly is ok, but it lacks the depth a song of this kind requires. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" was written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent. To avoid a legal dispute with Buck Ram, who had written a song of the same title, Gannon and Kent credited him and therefore gave him a third of their royalties.