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In late 2022 Kayne Brown released his version of the seasonal classic "Blue Christmas" and scored a top20 hit on Billboard's "Hot Country Singles Chart". So it was invitable to have him also perform on the NBC television special "Christmas At Graceland" and produce a duet version with Elvis. The result was released by Sony Music Entertainment on October 27, 2023.

On Spotify, which has a market share of around 30% and is the only platform, which publishes their streaming figures, the duet clocks in at 4.2 million streams. In April 2025 the streams and physical sales in the USA were honored with a Gold Award by the RIAA.

 

Verdict

I like this version very much. It's a conservative production straight for America's country radio, but it sounds a tad fuller and a bit more modern than Presley's original mono recording.

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