Every Christmas movie needs more Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square is not a great movie, but it has the kind of heart you look for this time of year

Dolly Parton.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas — by which I mean, Dolly Parton is back on TV.

The country music legend isn't quite Candace Cameron Bure yet, but she's getting pretty close. Since the '80s, Parton has starred in six made-for-TV Christmas movies, the latest of which — Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square — is out on Sunday on Netflix.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.