Friday, December 27, 2019

December 27 - EPE Christmas Greetings

This is the 'Christmas card' that EPE sends out to fan-club presidents each year. The card is a CD, not available anywhere, with a personal Christmas message from the Presley family, looking back on 2019. 

This year's CD, "Elvis sings The Wonderful World of Christmas" includes the songs "If I get home on Christmas Day", "Holly Leaves and Christmas Trees" and "The Wonderful World of Christmas".


Platinum and Silver B.P.I. Awards

The “The Essential Elvis Presley” was awarded a Silver B.P.I. award in the U.K. for selling over 60,000 copies since September 27, 2010. The single “Suspicious Minds” was awarded a Platinum B.P.I. award for selling over 600,000 copies since November 14, 2004. Sales include streams, digital downloads and physical sales. 


Elvis Rings purchased by Kim Kardashian for Christmas

Kim Kardashian revealed on her Instagram story she had purchased a set of gold rings that once belonged to Elvis for her brother Rob Kardashian. “I'm obsessed with auctions and my brother is the biggest Elvis Presley fan so I got him two of Elvis' rings for Christmas,“ she said. Kardashian included pictures of the gold jewelry she gifted to Rob.


It appears Kim bought the items from Julian's auctions which also sold other priceless Elvis memorabilia. According to its website, it has "The car was delivered to Elvis on September 9, 1971, at his Monavale Street home in Beverly Hills. At the time, the Stutz Blackhawk featured the best audio system money could buy."


Also, it featured, "Elvis’ black and white Penguin suit" worn in Las Vegas - (Estimate: $60,000-$80,000), and also included Elvis’ first live performance worn stage shirt from 1954 (Estimate: $25,000-$35,000

(Source: FECC / EPE)