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Dolly Parton Talks ‘Christmas Of Many Colors,’ Turning 70, And What It Means To ‘Truly’ Be A Good Christian [Video]

By Chrissie Williams
Published on: 08:32 PST, Nov 17, 2016

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Good news, Coat of Many Color fans — Dolly Parton will return with a new movie on November 30. The new movie, featuring Alyvia Alyn Lind as Dolly, is called Christmas of Many Colors. TV Guide reported that NBC hopes the new movie will be as successful as the first, which brought in over 16 million viewers during the holiday season last year. Christmas of Many Colors will follow the story of a Tennessee country girl with a big voice who grew with very little money but felt wealthy surrounded by love and a faith in God.

Dolly Parton had a whirlwind year. She turned 70-years-old, had her first No. 1 album in 25 years, and was given the Lifetime Achievement award at the CMAs, Rolling Stone reports. If that wasn’t exciting enough, the talented entertainer also renewed her vows with husband, Carl Dean to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

“It’s been a big year, ain’t it,” Parton laughed. “I make the most of every minute, and my age don’t seem to matter much.”

Dolly decided to play the Painted Lady in the movie Christmas of Many Colors and reveals that there was a very personal reason she decided to appear in the film. When Dolly was a young girl, there was a woman in her local town who many people viewed as “trashy,” but she looked up to her. When she looked at her, she saw her as glamorous and beautiful.

“She was the town trollop, and growing up I thought she was beautiful,” Parton explained. “I called her the Painted Lady because I loved all her colors, her tight clothes, her makeup and her big hair.”

Dolly added that when her family and loved ones would call the woman trash, she would say that she wanted to be just like her when she grew up. She explained that she hopes that she turned out less trashy than the Painted Lady, but overall, she kept her same bold look. Dolly revealed that she was thrilled to recreate the moment when little Dolly met the Painted Lady for the first time. Parton explained that she was only 9- or 10-years-old at the time.

“I also get to do a scene with my real sister, Stella where the Painted Lady has an encounter with the prudish old lady that owns the mercantile store,” Parton chuckles.

She added that her fans would enjoy the scene and appreciate the humor in the scene.

We will see little Dolly sing again. She will sing “Go Tell Them On The Mountain.” Dolly’s Uncle Bill (Cameron Jones) was known for playing honky-tonk music, and he saw the musical potential in little Dolly. Apparently, he took her under his wing, something that bothered her parents a great deal. Parton explains that if this movie is a success, she plans to do a series about her life story and how she rose to fame from a small-town Tennessee country girl.

Dolly believes Coat of Many Colors did so well because people are hungry for faith-based entertainment. Even though Parton is deeply religious, she tries to be tolerant of others beliefs and feelings.

“The world has become such a cold and dark place,” Dolly explained. “People are eager to see families survive through love and trust, while they believe in something higher than themselves.”

Parton added, “I have always believed that we are all part of God and I agree with the Bible when it says if you’re a good Christian, you wouldn’t be going around criticizing others. You are supposed to love and embrace and forgive and accept others.”

Parton stated that she has a four-movie deal with NBC and hopes Christmas of Many Colors does well. She hopes to turn her hit song “Jolene” into a movie, with Miley Cyrus playing the leading role.

“Jolene is definitely not a faith-based film,” Dolly laughed. “The story is more of a rowdy one, and Miley would be perfect for the movie.”

Christmas of Many Colors airs on November 30 on NBC.

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