Ginger Alden ~

“Driving toward Graceland down Elvis Presley Boulevard, as we neared the front gates, I saw a large nativity scene now sitting in the front yard. I had seen this nativity scene many times in the past. During my childhood, my family would drive around the area every Christmas, marveling at the holiday lights as nearby neighborhoods tried to outdo one another with beautiful decorations. What seemed magical to me then was indescribably wonderful now as I viewed it seated next to Elvis.

As we passed the life-size statues of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus in the manger, Elvis looked my way, shrugged his shoulders, and joked, “Who are those people?”

Inside Graceland, one of the maids greeted us and I noticed a Christmas tree standing in the dining room.”

Excerpt “Elvis and Ginger”

By Ginger Alden (2014)