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Dolly Parton | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: September 11, 1990
• Label: Columbia Nashville
• Copyright: (P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Total Length: 31:52
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• ASIN: B00138JDEW
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,608 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Christmas Album, November 26, 2002

By 

James Fenos "music freak" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

The dulcimer intro on "We Three Kings" took me by surprise. How classy is that?? Dolly manages to take an album of covers (technically) and makes the songs uniquely hers. For the country fan, there's lots of twang which seemed to stand out on her Columbia albums, not to mention a slant toward gospel. This album is a nice mix of secular and non-secular music. With Dolly's strength, I would have loved to hear her tackle more difficult songs in the way of "O Holy Night" or "Ave Maria." Dolly has taken standards like "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and turned it into bluegrass romp. Maybe a bluegrass holiday album might be in the not too distant future and Dolly will take on more difficult fare. In the meantime, Dolly's in fine voice and it's clear she had a great time making this cd.

The only mis-step is the spoken intro at the beginning of the album and the congregation style choir and preacher on "The First Noel" and again spoken verse on "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer." Outside of these teeny details, this is a fine album to play as you hang your ornaments on the tree.

Happy Holidays!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dolly brings her personality and style to old classics, November 4, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

Any initial disappointment I felt when I discovered that this album was filled was standards didn't last long. The songs have all been covered many times before - some more than others, though Dolly was careful not to repeat any of the songs that appeared on her first Christmas offering, Once upon a Christmas, which she recorded with Kenny Rogers.

Dolly's exuberant personality makes itself evident on such joyous songs as Jingle bells, which never sounded so much fun. I really want to jingle thos bells when I hear Dolly sing that song. With a country church congregation on First Noel and Joy to the world, and a children's chorus on Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Santa Claus is coming to town, Dolly brings many elements to this Christmas album. We three kings is another stand-out track here and (along with Jingle bells) is my favorite.

Dolly clearly loves Christmas and enjoyed making this very upbeat album. With so many familiar songs full of Christmas cheer, this is a great party album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings out the Christmas Spirit, September 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Home for Christmas (Audio CD)

A very nice Christmas album with Ms. Dolly the lead vocal. All the songs are either classical(Joy to the World, Go Tell it on the Mountain) or comtemporary(Rudolph, Jingle Bells) but no can sing like Dolly. The most moving Christmas song on the album is the Little Drummer Boy. Dolly's voice sings is to the highest and comes off like magic. She also gets blends in different sounds and sings along with children to make this a memorable Christmas album. Though very limited, you should at try to get it. A nice addition to your Christmas Album Collection.