Fifty-four years ago this month, Calgary radio stations were intent on making it a “Blue Christmas” for Elvis Presley.
According to elvis.com , the King of Rick ‘n’ Roll has sold over a billion recordings world-wide, proving that Calgary’s ban did little to stop his phenomenal career.
Radio station CKXL Monday announced a programming ban on a new album of Christmas songs by rock-and-roll singer Elvis Presley.
A station spokesman told The Herald that “Mr. Presley’s latest release has we feel, no place on our station. We have played the album for audition — it speaks for itself.”
He said station officials had played the album through, and reached the conclusion that to give such a performance over the air would “not be in the interests of good broadcasting.”
“Mr. Presley sings the Christmas songs exactly as we expected he would,” the station spokesman said. “It is one of the most degrading things we have heard in some time.”
Presley was described as “panting” through such hymns as “Silent Night” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” He also sings a number of new rock-and-roll type Christmas songs.
Commenting on the CKXL action today a CFAC official said that since Presley records were rarely used over CFAC, it was “doubtful” whether the album would ever be aired.
At CFCN, a spokesman admitted that the album “would not be played because it happens to be in lousy taste.”
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