A Holly Dolly Christmas by Dolly Parton
A Holly Dolly Christmas is the forty-seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on October 2, 2020, by Parton's Butterfly Records in partnership with 12-Tone Music Group. The album was produced by Kent Wells, with Parton serving as executive producer. It is Parton's third Christmas album, following 1984's Once Upon a Christmas with Kenny Rogers and 1990's Home for Christmas. The album features guest appearances by Michael Bublé, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, and Parton's brother Randy. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, becoming Parton's eighth album to top the chart. The album also peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart and number 16 on the Billboard 200.
This compilation breezes through two decades of Dolly Parton’s career, covering her most radiant singles released between 1970 and 1989. It starts with "Joshua", a twangy, country-funk story about a small-town loner, and continues through the female-gaze classic "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That”—one of the most explosive tunes Nashville ever produced. In between are classics like "Here You Come Again", a melancholy lament for the powerlessness Dolly feels while lost in love, and foot-stomping working-girl anthems like “9 to 5”.
