It’s no secret that Dolly Parton loves the yuletide season. The country music legend has released three Christmas albums and starred in several Christmas movies throughout her long career, and much like the title of her 1990 album Home for Christmas, that’s exactly what she has managed to do her entire career. She makes it a point to be home every single Christmas to spend the holidays with her husband Carl. Parton says being home for Christmas is so important to her that she wouldn’t even accept a high-paying gig if it meant missing the festive holiday. “Performers have the dilemma of whether we go on the road or whether we take shows for money, because so many artists get so much money offered to actually perform at certain things during the holiday season,” she explained. “But to love your family, and for that to be a family tradition, you always want to be home for Christmas.” As for her favorite holiday dish, Parton says, “I’m big on making a big old pot of chicken and dumplings, and everybody looks forward to that as well.”
