December 20, 1957

Elvis picked up his draft notice and went to Sun Records. In the evening Elvis left for Nashville to deliver the Colonel's Christmas present in person: a red Isetta sports car.

December 20, 1958

Elvis returned to Bad Nauheim at the conclusion of maneuvers. Elisabeth Stefaniak had promised him to come over and work for him as his secretary to help him with the enormous amount of fan mail the Colonel had sent to Germany.

December 20, 1961

Principal photography on Kid Galahad was completed.

December 20, 1962

Elvis had given Priscilla some pills to help her sleep on her first night. However, she never woke for 2 days. The rest of her vacation was spent seeing the places where Elvis grew up, including attending movies at the Memphian and dining out at Chenault's Drive-In.

December 20, 1966

Elvis bought 2 horses. One was his Christmas gift to Priscilla. The other was for Jerry Schilling's fiancée, Sandy Kawelo, so that Priscilla had somebody to ride with.

December 20, 1967

Elvis bought the Colonel a 18 karat gold Accutron calendar wristwatch for $595 and a second one for Tom Diskin. Elvis purchased a new grand piano for Graceland as well today.

December 20, 1968

Elvis flew home to Memphis and arrived early in the morning. In the evening he went to the movies, like he would do almost every night while he was in Memphis.

December 20, 1970

Elvis arrived in Los Angeles at 2.17 a.m. and saw a doctor about a rash he had developed on his face and neck. Most likely caused by an allergic reaction to the medication he was taking for an eye infection, but aggravated by the chocolate he ate on the plane. In the afternoon he explained to Jerry that he wanted to return to Washington.

Jerry protested because he had to be back in California for work. Elvis then allowed him to call Sonny West and have him meet them in Washington. He gave Sonny permission to tell Vernon and Priscilla he was safe, but not where he was. On the plane Elvis wrote a letter to President Nixon offering his services in the government's effort to combat illicit drug use.

December 29, 1966

Again Elvis bought a horse this day. This time it was a chestnut sorrel horse named Whirlaway.

December 29, 1970

Elvis drove to Tupelo to collect another badge. This one from sheriff Bill Mitchell, whom Elvis knew since he was a child.

December 29, 1974

Elvis got a phone call from the Colonel. The Colonel wanted to hear about Elvis' health problems of which he had heard some rumors. The Colonel made the decision that Elvis would not be able to fulfill is January commitment in Las Vegas.

December 29, 1976

Elvis performed at the Birmingham-Jefferson County Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama.

December 31, 1955

Elvis performed at the Louisiana Hayride, Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport.

December 31, 1956

Elvis appeared on Dewey Phillips TV show, Phillips' Pop Shop, between 3.30 and 4.30 p.m.

December 31, 1958

Elvis received an other Christmas gift. This time from Tom Diskin. It was a book by Konstantin Stanislavsky. Much of the book, he said, might not interested Elvis but it supported Elvis' instinct, that great acting came from "be(ing) natural".

December 31, 1959

Elvis sent a telegram to his manager: " Please convey my thanks to the various groups in Memphis who have suggested a special homecoming for me when I return to Memphis. However, I wish to return to Memphis the same way that any other serviceman returns to his hometown without ceremony or fanfare, I served as they served and was proud to do it. Seeing the city of Memphis, my family, friends, and fans, will be the most welcome sight in the world to me. I appreciate their kind gesture. I know they will understand and I am glad you are in agreement with me on this. Best wishes to you and Mrs. Parker: From Dad, Grandma and myself."

December 31, 1962

There was a big fireworks display at Graceland, followed by a party at the Manhattan Club for over 200 friends, family and fans.

December 31, 1964

Elvis rented out the Memphian for New Year's Eve.

December 31, 1965

Elvis gave a New Year's Eve party at the Manhattan Club once again for friends, family, and fans.

December 31, 1966

Again there were several horses bought today as an addition to the stable. Elvis held his annual New Year's Eve party at Manhattan Club, but he didn't attend himself, because there was not a parking place available.

His guests however enjoyed the catering by Monte's again as well as the music: Willie Mitchell and his band.

December 31, 1967

For the first time the New Year's Eve party was held at the Thunderbird Lounge on Adams Street, but again catered by Monte's. Elvis danced several times with Priscilla, including once on his request of Summertime.

December 31, 1968

For the second year Elvis' New Year's Eve party was at the Thunderbird Lounge.

December 31, 1969

Elvis New Year's Eve party was held at TJ's, a new club in Memphis.

December 31, 1970

Elvis and the group went on a special tour at the FBI headquarters. Here Elvis expressed his admiration for J. Edgar Hoover to the FBI agent conducting the tour. Elvis also offered to serve in an undercover capacity in any way he could. On the agent's recommendation Director Hoover sent Elvis a note on January 4: "your generous comments concerning the Bureau and me are appreciated and you may be sure we will keep in mind your offer to be of assistance."

The group flew home to Memphis in a leased jet in time for the annual New Year's Eve party at TJ's.

December 31, 1971

Elvis hosted a small New Year's Eve party at Graceland, not at a local club like he had done in the past.

December 31, 1975

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Elvis performed at the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan. Elvis and the Colonel earned more than $300,000 with this show, but the show itself was somewhat less of a success. Elvis ripped his pants and more generally speaking it was not his best show ever. Afterwards Elvis and the group flew home to celebrate New Year in Elvis bedroom.

They watched tapes of old Monty Python shows.

December 31, 1976

Elvis performed at the Civic Center Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This show was very different from the other New Year's Eve shows. Elvis was at his best. Probably due to the presence of Ginger, the 90 minute show was a big success. After the show Vernon told Elvis of the death of his cousin Bobbi Mann at 38, after taking an overdose of pills. The whole group returned to Memphis at 6.30 a.m.