"Beautiful"
Terry Richard | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | 10/15/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Dolly Parton originally debut this wonderful Christmas album on her ABC Holiday special of the same name in December, 1990. The special finished at #2 for the week and is widely regarded by Parton enthusiasts as being one of the best TV specials she has ever done. Although none of the songs are Dolly compositions, Miss Parton makes these tracks her own. The highlights are "Joy To The World", "We Three Kings", "Rudolph-The Rednose Reindeer", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", and "The First Noel". The album only went as high as #74 on the Billboard Charts, but a few years after its release sold 500,000 copies garnering Dolly another gold album. Another Dolly Christmas masterpiece, which is even better than this, is her Holiday album with Kenny Rogers called "Once Upon A Christmas"."