CBS to Air Dolly Parton Christmas Special Dec. 6

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CBS will air A Holly Dolly Christmas, a holiday special featuring Dolly Parton, Dec. 6. Parton will perform holiday classics and hymns while sharing “personal Christmas stories and faith-based recollections of the season,” said CBS. 

The one-hour special will also stream live and on demand on CBS All Access. 

“When Dolly Parton calls and tells you she wants to do a Christmas show, you don’t hesitate,” said Jack Sussman, executive VP, specials, music & live events/alternative & reality, CBS. “A special with the multi-Grammy Award-winning, prolific song-writing, epic live performer of all time? She had us at hello. There’s only one Dolly Parton, and we are so excited to be bringing her to viewers this holiday season.”

A Holly Dolly Christmas is produced by Sandollar Productions and NOZ Entertainment. Executive producers are Dolly Parton and Danny Nozell.

Parton has an album called A Holly Dolly Christmas. 

“I am so proud to be a part of the CBS family this holiday season with my new Christmas special,” said Parton.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.