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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                           December 1, 1967, (Friday)

Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Elvis paid an instalment of $2,500 that was part of a pledge that totalled $10,500 to the Memphis Jewish Community Centre Building Fund . 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 2, 1967, (Saturday)

Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                        December 3, 1967, (Sunday)

Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS RADIO BLITZ - December 3 and 10, 1967.

2,000 U.S. Radio Stations repeated the "Season's Greetings From Elvis" radio special.

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Announcer: Here Comes Santa Claus - Elvis Presley
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Announcer: Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Announcer: O Little Town of Bethlehem - Elvis Presley
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Christmas Seal Charity - Dale Robertson
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Announcer: Silent Night - Elvis Presley
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I'll Be Home for Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Announcer: I Believe - Elvis Presley
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Announcer: If Every Day Was Like Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Announcer: How Great Thou Art - Elvis Presley
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His Hand in Mine - Elvis Presley
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Announcer: Promotion of Elvis' Albums - Elvis Presley
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Elvis' Special Message - I'll Be Home for Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                       December 4, 1967, (Monday)

Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                      December 5, 1967, (Tuesday)

Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                               December 6, 1967, (Wednesday)

Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                    December 7, 1967, (Thursday)

Elvis, Joe Esposito, Charlie Hodge and Gee Gee Gambill returned to Memphis. 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                           December 8, 1967, (Friday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 9, 1967, (Saturday)

Elvis with Joe Esposito and Gee Gee Gambill.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                    December 10, 1967, (Sunday)

Elvis flew to San Francisco with Priscilla to visit her family, now stationed at Travis Air Force Base, near Sacramento. 

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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS RADIO BLITZ - December 3 and 10, 1967.

Various U.S. Radio Stations repeated the "Season's Greetings From Elvis" special.

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Singer/songwriter Otis Redding tragically died in a plane crash on his way to perform in Wisconsin. Also killed were four young members of the group the Bar-Keys, Jimmy King, Phalon Jones, Ronnie Caldwell and Carl Cunningham along with their valet, Matthew Kelly and pilot Richard Fraser.  

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Otis Redding

(September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967) (RIP)  

Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 11, 1967, (Monday)

Sacramento, California.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                    December 12, 1967, (Tuesday)

Sacramento, California.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                            December 13, 1967, (Wednesday)

Sacramento, California.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                 December 14, 1967, (Thursday)

Sacramento, California.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                        December 15, 1967, (Friday)

Sacramento, California.

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                  December 16, 1967, (Saturday)

Elvis and Priscilla returned to Memphis. 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 17, 1967, (Sunday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 18, 1967, (Monday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                    December 19, 1967, (Tuesday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                            December 20, 1967, (Wednesday)

Elvis bought the Colonel an18 carat gold Accutron calendar wristwatch for $595 and a second watch for Tom Diskin. He also purchased a new grand piano for Graceland. 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                 December 21, 1967, (Thursday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                        December 22, 1967, (Friday)

Priscilla bought a gentleman's watch for $1,500 from Harry Levitch. 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                  December 23, 1967, (Saturday)

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 24, 1967, (Sunday)

Graceland, 3764 Highway 51 South, Memphis, Tennessee.

Chairs, Champagne flutes, tablecloths, and other party supplies are rented from Dixie Rents for the Graceland Christmas party. The grounds were decorated with the usual life-size Nativity scene and eight rented lit garland trees. 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                     December 25, 1967, (Monday)

Graceland, 3764 Highway 51 South, Memphis, Tennessee.

Christmas at Graceland. By the end of the year the ranch operation had been shut down and the remaining horses moved back to Graceland, where Elvis and everyone else continued to ride in the fields behind the mansion. 

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Elvis: "A Day in the Life"                                                                                                                    December 26, 1967, (Tuesday)

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