Kenny & Dolly : A Christmas to Remember - 1984 Full Special
by Billy Ingram
Broadcast on December 2, 1984 over the CBS network, this classic holiday special was based around Rogers' and Parton’s best-selling album, ‘Once Upon a Christmas.’ Debuting at number 19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 12, Billboard said that this album, "shows signs of emerging as a seasonal blockbuster."
This wasn’t their first collaboration, Rogers and Parton first performed together in 1976 when Rogers was a guest on ‘Dolly,’ Parton's syndicated variety series then, in 1983, they recorded a number-one hit single, "Islands in the Stream.”
‘A Christmas to Remember’ featured lavishly adorned performances of all ten songs from the album.
I Believe In Santa Claus
3:18
Medley: Winter Wonderland - Sleigh Ride
3:37
Christmas Without You
3:52
The Christmas Song
3:20
A Christmas To Remember
4:00
With Bells On
2:38
Silent Night
3:15
The Greatest Gift Of All
3:42
White Christmas
3:02
Once Upon A Christmas
This beloved Christmas special was rerun every few years throughout the '80s and '90s but, as popular as it was, the hour-long program has never been issued digitally and hasn't been seen on TV in decades. Could it be music licensing that’s keeping this from the public?