Graceland estate at Christmas.Photo:Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc
It won’t be a blueChristmasthis year forElvis Presleyfans.
NBC announced on Thursday that an all-new holiday special celebrating the late musician will air live this holiday season from Graceland. TitledChristmas at Graceland, the event will feature a handful of musical guests honoring the “King of Rock & Roll’s” music, his legacy and getting in the holiday spirit.
The new holiday program will air on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 10 p.m. ET on NBC and will simultaneously be available to stream on Peacock. It immediately follows NBC’s long-running specialChristmas in Rockefeller Center, airing at 8 p.m. ET.
The performers are set to be announced at a later date.
Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Riley Keough, daughter of the rock legend andPriscilla Presley’s only childLisa Marie Presley, is among the executive producers of the holiday special.
TheDaisy Jones and the Sixstar, 34, shared a statement about the upcoming program in a press release. “My family and I are elated to open the doors to Graceland in this first-of-its-kind special,” the actress said. “With intimate musical performances drawing inspiration from my grandfather Elvis’s cherished Christmases in Memphis, viewers will be invited to experience firsthand the magic that is Christmas at Graceland.”
Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Live Events and Specials, NBCUniversal Media Group, added, “We thank Riley and her family for allowing all of us to visit her grandfather’s iconic home and share an intimate musical experience that Elvis would’ve truly loved.”
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Keough became thesole trustee of Lisa Marie’s estate, which includes Graceland, in August, nearly eight months after she died of asmall-bowel obstructionin January at age 54. The decision came after Priscillafiled a petition contesting the “authenticity and validity”of a 2016 amendment Lisa Marie had made, removing her mother and her former business manager as co-trustees.
Elvis’ former wife, who is the subject ofSofia Coppola’s upcoming biopicPriscilla, denied allegations in an August interview in theThe Hollywood Reporterthat she and her granddaughter were “not agreeing” about the matter of the estate.
“Riley is now the executor, which should be right, obviously, being her daughter,” Presley told the outlet. “Riley and I are on good terms. We were never not on good terms. That was all publicity.”
source: people.com
