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Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me

Rating:
4.4 / 5

Words & Music: Aaron Schroeder Claude DeMetrius

I don't need a lot of presents
To make my Christmas bright
I just need my baby's arms
Wound around me tight
Oh oh santa hear my plea
Santa bring my baby back to me

The Christmas tree is ready
The candles all aglow
But with my baby far away
What good is mistletoe
Oh oh Santa, hear my plea
Santa bring my baby back to me

Please make these reindeer hurry
Well their time is drawing near
It sure won't seem like Christmas
Until my baby's here
Fill my sock with candy
And a bright and shiny toy
You wanna make me happy and fill my heart with joy
Then Santa, hear my plea
Santa bring my baby back to me

Please make these reindeer hurry
Well their time is drawing near
It sure won't seem like Christmas
Until my baby's here
Fill my sock with candy
And a bright and shiny toy
You wanna make me happy and fill my heart with joy
Then Santa, hear my plea
Santa bring my baby back to me

Then Santa, hear my plea
Santa bring my baby back to me

Recordingdate: 1957/09/07, first released on: Elvis' Christmas Album (album)

Musicians

Musicians who contributed to the first recording of Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me:

(guitar)
(guitar)
(bass)
(drums)
(piano)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)

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Steve V wrote on February 04, 2009
I always loved this song. True 50's Rock N Roll with Elvis even out-Elvising himself. Does not get played enough at Christmas time & should be more well known.
shoesuedeblues wrote on March 02, 2010
Great song and I love the album too. El at his best.
Deano1 wrote on October 27, 2010
"Santa Claus Is Back In Town" is the "Jailhouse Rock" of Christmas songs and this is the Christmas equivalant to "Treat Me Nice". Softer than SCIBIT; but still outstanding with Elvis and Jords making this one a classic.
old shep wrote on April 02, 2011
Christmas without a tree, a plump bird(Oh matron!) and Elvis' Christmas album could never be complete. Great song, never get tired of listening to it.
GEORGE (GK) wrote on April 02, 2011
I think this one is a real classic. I Love "Blue Christmas" but I wish "Santa, Bring my back to me" was just as popular. The two Elvis Christmas songs that get the most airplay at Christmas, are "Blue Christmas" and "Here Comes Santa Claus", in America.
JerryNodak wrote on April 02, 2011
I always liked this one much more than Santa Claus Is Back In Town. Great R'n' R/pop ditty.
GEORGE (GK) wrote on May 09, 2011
Best 3 from the First original Christmas Album: "Santa Bring my Baby Back to me", "Blue Christmas", "Santa Claus is back in town". But then again the whole Album is great. "Santa Bring my baby back to me" should be pushed as a single, maybe in a format like this: Track one-2011 Remix and Overdubbed (new music added) Track Two:Original 1957 version. And, this should only be Elvis, and not a duet release.
NONE000000 wrote on May 09, 2011
Great track! Should be as well known as Blue Christmas, but isn't. The Jordaniares sound great in this too!
ElvisSacramento wrote on October 28, 2012
This is such a fabulous and fun Christmas song and it's one of seventeen songs that Elvis recorded that was written by Aaron Schroeder.
Gorse wrote on December 13, 2012
A Christmas version of Teddy Bear in many ways, it has that same bouncy happy go lucky feel to it. Issued as a single in the UK back in 1957, it deservedlly broke into the top 10.
sugartummy wrote on April 28, 2013
Great track, even for Easter. DeMetrius also wrote Mean woman blues and Hard headed woman. This one is more mellow, but still great.
shawnrw wrote on January 15, 2014
A superb holiday rocker from the classic Elvis Christmas album of 1957. Could have stood on it's own as a single. Just lots of fun, filled with humor and cheer. Makes me feel good every time I hear it.
FM wrote on March 21, 2014
Love this song, this has to be the #2 all time Christmas song, right behind the #1 XMAS song of ALL TIME Santa Clause is back in town
Cruiser621 wrote on June 26, 2014
A true classic in every sense of the word. He should have stopped with the 1957 Christmas Album; the follow-up in 1971 doesn't come close and pales when compared to this album and this song for one of 6 on side one.
rai wrote on March 09, 2015
Very energetic performance by Elvis. Nice version which always moves me.
ElvisSacramento wrote on February 17, 2016
This Christmas song is a true masterpiece for sure and Elvis' rendition of it was brilliant without a shadow of a doubt. The other sixteen songs that Elvis recorded that were co-written by Aaron Schroeder were "A Big Hunk O' Love", "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)", "Apron Strings", "Dixieland Rock", "Don't Leave Me Now", "First In Line", "Good Luck Charm", "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do", "I Got Stung", "I Was The One", "In Your Arms", "It's Now Or Never", "Shoppin' Around", "Stuck On You", "Young And Beautiful" and "Young Dreams".
Great Dane wrote on September 19, 2016
Love it. 5 stars
bajo wrote on September 20, 2016
Such a joyful christmas song! The album is on my playlist every christmas since I first got hold of a copy of it. My firt copy was the second edition vinyl, with the "blue" cover. Every song on that wonderful album is a classic imo!
DerekH wrote on July 06, 2020
Great recording, as was every track on the Lp. This is why it's Elvis best selling album of all time.
Miknik7077 wrote on July 22, 2020
Great joyful Christmas song. Brings lots of happiness when hearing this and still the King rocks during this performance.
Milky White Way wrote on January 26, 2023
It sure won’t seem like Christmas without this melody here!! Classic, enough said.
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