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June 21 1971 (Overdub)
(+ means you need both    ~ means same material    °° means stereo or binaural    ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

RCA Studio's - Hollywood, California
Producer: Felton Jarvis
Engineer: Mickey Crofford
Arranger: Glen Spreen

Musicians:    
Leader / Organ: Glen Spreen  
Leader / Guitar: James Burton  
Contractor / Violin: Sidney Sharp  
Percussion: Ralph Gallant (Larrie Londin) ('O Come, All Ye Faithful')
Trumpet: Lew McCreary  
Trumpet: Oliver Mitchell  
Trumpet: Anthony Terran  
Trumpet: David Duke  
Violin: William Kurasch  
Violin: Israel Baker  
Violin: Ralph Schaeffer  
Violin: Tibor Zelig  
Violin: Arnold Belnick  
Violin: Assa Drori  
Violin: Bernard Kundell  
Violin: Harry Bluestone  
Viola: Samuel Boghossian  
Viola: Joseph DiFiore  
Viola: Harry Hyams  
Viola: Jeb Hlinka  
Cello: Raymond J Kelley  
Cello: Jesse Ehrlich  
Cello: Jerome Kessler  
French Horn: Arthur Maebe  
Marimba: Gene Estes  
Trombone: Thomas Shepard  

O Come, All Ye Faithful (overdub)
APA4 1270
  June 21 1971 (Monday Afternoon)
Overdub (M)   Brass and strings overdubbed,
after backup vocal overdubs
 
         
Overdub M 2:48 Organ overdubbed on July 26 Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~Comp Single Collection 7°°
~If Everyday Was Like Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°
+Blue Christmas°°+The Nation's Favourite Elvis Song°° (different mixes)
+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)°

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (overdub)
APA4 1255
  June 21 1971 (Monday Afternoon)
Overdub M 3:42 Brass and strings overdubbed
to May 21 master, after vocal
repairs and additions
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~The Ultimate Love Songs
(Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 25)°°~Complete Single
Collection 7°°+Elvis Now (FTD)°°~Rare Elvis°°~Single°°~Elvis Aron
Presley 3°°+The Mono Masters CD5 (Venus)°+70s Box 1°° (different
mixes)+Elvis Aron Presley (Cassette - 4:19)°°+Unedited Masters -
Nashville 1971 (Venus)°° (different mix & additional dialogue)
+If I Loved You° (acetate)+Unedited Masters°° (different mix)

The Wonderful World Of Christmas (overdub)
APA4 1272
  June 21 1971 (Monday Afternoon)
Overdub M 1:59 Brass and strings overdubbed,
after backup vocal overdubs
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°+Unsurp. Mast. 4-15°°
(different mixes)+Tape°° (vocal only)+Tape° (no backing vocals)

If I Get Home On Christmas Day (overdub)
APA4 1261
  June 21 1971 (Monday Afternoon)
Overdub M 2:52 Brass and strings overdubbed,
after backup vocal overdubs
Complete Elvis Presley Masters 21 (Sony)°°~Christmas With Elvis
(Franklin Mint Comp. Masters Collection 4)°°~The Wonderful World Of
Christmas (FTD)°°~Christmas Peace (DSD)°°~If Everyday Was Like
Christmas°°~The Wonderful World Of Christmas°°

It's Only Love (overdub)
APA4 1287
  June 21 1971 (Monday Afternoon)
Overdub (M) 3:00 Additional brass and strings
overdubbed, after initial brass
and strings

Unedited master
Unedited Masters - Nashville 1971 (Venus)°°
Faded M 2:35 Master faded Complete Elvis Presley Masters 22 (Sony)°°~The Nashville Sessions
(Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 27)°°~Elvis 75 CD3°°~Elvis
Now (FTD)°°~Complete Single Collection 7°°~70s Box 1°°+Elvis Aron
Presley 3°°+The Mono Masters CD4 (Venus)° (different mixes)+The
Sound Of Your Cry°° (5:39 - extended)~Elvis Aron Presley (Cassette)°°
(5:39 - extended)

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