Dolly Parton’s most painful Christmas song is quietly becoming the anthem people turn to when life hits hardest.
Few holiday songs manage to capture the intensely bittersweet mix of sorrow and quiet strength the way Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas” does. First featured in the 1982 film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the track has evolved into one of Dolly’s most cherished seasonal pieces—not because it is outwardly festive or overtly celebratory, … Read more