Edmonton Journal

PARTON PLANS HOLIDAY ALBUM

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Dolly Parton will release her first holiday album in 30 years on Oct. 2. A Holly Dolly Christmas is dedicated to the memory of Burl Ives, who had a big hit with A Holly Jolly Christmas in 1964.

“He used to be on all of my Christmas specials all through the years,” Parton, shown, tells Billboard.

“I think of him as Mr. Christmas. I thought, ‘Why don’t I call it something cute and clever, like that or Deck the Halls with Boughs of Dolly, something corny like that?’”

The album’s first single will be Parton’s collaborat­ion with Michael Bublé — Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas. The album will also feature Parton dueting with Jimmy Fallon, plus other stars such as Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus, Parton’s goddaughte­r.

Parton’s last holiday album, Home for Christmas, was released in 1990.

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