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‘Tis the Season to celebrate the King of Rock’ n’ Roll’s love for Christmas with our annual Holiday Lighting Weekend November 17-19- all here at Graceland!

Elvis Presley’s Graceland officially kicks off the holiday season by flipping the switch to light Elvis’ iconic Graceland Mansion on Thursday, November 17th at 6:00 PM – Graceland Plaza Green, Elvis Presley’s Memphis. The public is free to attend.

Experience the magic of Christmas at Graceland followed by two days of festive events- holiday concerts, Christmas Afternoon Tours, Christmas UVIP Tours, selfies with Santa and much more!

Elvis Christmas Peace concert on Friday, November 18, at the Graceland Soundstage, will feature singer, songwriter and guitarist John Paul Keith, along with guest performances by Peedy Chavez, Jesse Kramer, John Nemeth, TN Mass Choir, among others TBA.

Then, Dean Z’s Rockin’ Christmas Show will return to the Graceland Soundstage on Saturday, November 19, with his high-energy 10-piece band and the beautiful Dynamite Singers performing the best rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, and swing Christmas classics, guaranteed to rock you into the holiday spirit!

For a full line-up and ticket information about Graceland Holiday Lighting Weekend, visit Graceland.com/Holiday.

In 2022, Graceland will be giving out 1,000 special ELVIS 45 RPM Records to visitors who tour on six select days.

Record giveaways are scheduled for:

• Saturday, February 12: Can’t Help Falling in Love/Rock-a-Hula Baby
• Saturday, April 9: Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice
• Saturday, May 7: Suspicious Minds/You’ll Think of Me
• Saturday, September 24: Memphis, Tennessee/That’s All Right (custom-pressing)
• Thursday, November 17: Blue Christmas/Merry Christmas Baby (custom-pressing)
• Saturday, December 10: I’ll Be Home for Christmas/Peace in the Valley (custom-pressing)

All records will feature an ELVIS 45 custom jacket and only be available by touring Graceland on these select dates. In addition, the record giveaways on September 24, November 17, and December 10 are custom-pressings with a one-of-a-kind A/B side combination that is unavailable anywhere in the world!

Buy Graceland Tickets

How to guarantee you will receive a record? All guests who purchase Graceland tour tickets at least 48 hours in advance directly through Graceland, up to 1000 tickets, automatically qualify to receive a record when they visit, subject to availability. Remaining records will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis for walk-up ticket purchasers, subject to availability. *

*Individual ticket buyers only; not available for group tour purchases. One record per ticket; those 4 years or younger (2 years or younger for UVIP) who are not required to have a ticket to tour are not eligible to receive a record. All details regarding this promotion are subject to change.