Dolly Parton Songbook

“A Smoky Mountain Christmas,” was originally featured in Parton’s 1986 holiday film of the same name. The new collection includes two other songs from the movie: “(I’d Like To Spend) Christmas With Santa” and “Wrapped Up In You.” -A Holly Dolly Christmas debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums when it was originally released in October 2020. On several songs, Parton is joined by guest performers, including Michael Bublé, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, and her late brother, Randy. The album produced four singles: “Mary, Did You Know?” “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” “Christmas On The Square,” and the top 10 AC hit “Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas” with Bublé. -“Three Candles” and “The Wish Book” – originally released as digital only bonus tracks will make their CD and LP debuts on the Ultimate Deluxe Edition.

Stories are meant to be shared and passed on through generations. As they're told and re-told, they transform—details change shape and become less important. It's no longer just about the narrative—it's about feeling. This is something Dolly Parton is intimately familiar with, because if a woman of the South understands anything, it's the art of telling a good story. And the good storytellers—the truly remarkable ones—share a few things in common: they tell you something familiar, they teach you something new, and they surprise you in a way that you weren't expecting…

Various Artists - Holding Things Together - The Merle Haggard Songbook (2019) {Ace Records CDTOP 1546}
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Country / Bakersfield Sound / Traditional Country / Country Blues

Universally known to his fans and peers as ‘Hag’, the late Merle Haggard was one of the prime exponents of the ‘Bakersfield Sound’, developed in the early 60s as an alternative to the increasingly smooth and homogenised country music that was coming out of Nashville.