When 9-year-old Oscar Wilkins heard he’d been given the role of ‘Elvis the Elf’ in the nativity play at his primary school last week, the alliteration left him confused over what to tell his parents.

Coming home, Oscar’s sister said neither he nor the school had been able to communicate the ‘elf element’ to his bemused family; the boy simply told them he had been cast as Elvis.

They then sought out a costume of the Graceland star and only realized the error when he stepped out on stage.

But hardly letting it become an error, Oscar embraced his starring role and found the whole thing hilarious. His older sister Jade Smith said the audience couldn’t help falling in love with the absurdity of it all.

“We asked him if he was sure he meant Elvis and he said yes, ‘with a sparkly costume.’ He

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