Just in time for the holidays, TV Guide has created the ultimate gift for Elvis fans everywhere. They've created a collectible CD that will be attached the cover of the December 11, 2006 issue of TV Guide on newsstands December 7th.  The CD includes a previously unreleased Elvis recording of "It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You," a video clip of Elvis singing "Blue Christmas" on  the '68 Special, an exciting new sweepstakes and more.  The CD will be distributed with four different CD art designs, so pick your favorite or collect all four!

More details are now available on the special Christmas and Elvis episode of Las Vegas here.


And here's an Elvis.com exclusive posted on 12/4/06:


Elvis.Com Interview with Gary Scott Thompson
Creator/Executive Producer of "Las Vegas" on NBC

Q. Let's start at the beginning. For awhile, the re-release of "A Little Less Conversation" was the opening song for your show. Was that your idea?

A. Yes. I had always wanted to use an Elvis song and it happened to come along at the perfect time - it was between that remix and "Rubberneckin," but "A Little Less Conversation" was perfect for the show at the time.

Q. Are you an Elvis fan?

A. Big Elvis fan! I love all his movies and have an original poster from "Viva Las Vegas" in my "Vegas" bathroom. When I was a kid, my parents were  Elvis fans and we would put an Elvis record on and dance all over the house.

Q. Did you ever see him live?

A. Once we were actually going to Las Vegas so my parents were going to get tickets for all of us. My sisters talked them into going to see someone else and I don't even remember who it was. I never got another chance. I am still mad at them about that!

Q. Has Elvis been in the show "Las Vegas" before?

A. Never. And because of the holidays, this gave us a great opportunity to do it right. It was almost like Elvis really was on the set. I wrote the scenes knowing what songs we would be using. So before each scene, we would listen to the song all the way through. It really helped the actors get a feeling for what we wanted to do. Then, on every monitor, where we usually have football and basketball playing, we had Elvis. On top of that, we had the car and jumpsuit reproductions in cases so we had Elvis everywhere.

Q. What was the response from the rest of the cast?

A. Some of them had not seen a lot of the footage we were using so they were really into it. Vanessa Marcil and Molly Sims kept staring at the monitors and commenting on how good-looking Elvis was. I even had to jokingly remind them we had a show to do so they had to stop looking at Elvis!