Christmas hits are a sound investment

ELVIS’S CHRISTMAS ALBUM

BY ELVIS PRESLEY This deluxe limited edition LP was released in 1957 by HMV and included gospel plus carols. The album comes in ultra rare limited red vinyl with gold print down the spine. Reissues of the album are worth a few pounds.

I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS

BY GAYLA PEEVEY This single was a smash hit when released in 1953. Few 10-inch 78rpm records released by Columbia have survived. The record came inside a green sleeve cover showing a small girl dreaming of a hippo by a Christmas tree.

CHRISTMAS ALBUM

BY THE BEATLES Released by Apple Records in December 1970. The LP is a compilation of recordings the band had sent out to fans between 1963 and 1969. Includes renditions of Jingle Bells and Rudolph The Red Nosed Ringo and season’s greetings by the group.

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

BY JUSTIN BIEBER A platinum-selling album collection of Christmas favourites. First released as a CD in 2011. The highly sought-after vinyl was released on Island Records in September. Record comes inside a jacket with a matt finish.

MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY

BY SLADE First released by Polydor in December 1973 with early singles issued in red vinyl. Since first belted out by lead singer Noddy Holder, it has been a regular Christmas favourite – selling more than a million copies to date.

WHITE CHRISTMAS

BY BING CROSBY First released as a 78rpm single on Decca Records in 1942. The best-selling Christmas single of all time has shifted more than 100million copies and was written by composer Irving Berlin. It was a favourite among US armed forces posted abroad in the Second World War.