Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love / Coat of Many Colors

Dolly Parton’s Coat Of Many Colors (2015)

Based on the famed country singer’s 1971 song about her hardscrabble childhood in the 1950s Tennessee hills, this moving made-for-TV biodrama follows how economic hardships and the death of a newborn infant tested the Parton family, and how a 9-year-old Dolly found her voice as she took pride in the special patchwork coat her mother made for her. Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney, and Alyvia Alyn Lind as young Dolly star. 85 min. C/Rtg: NR

Dolly Parton’s Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love (2016)

The seasonal-themed follow-up to "Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors" returns to the upbringing of the young Dolly (Alyvia Alyn Lind) during one harsh December in rural Tennessee, as the family rallies to help their dad (Ricky Schroder) present their mom (Jennifer Nettles) with the wedding band she never had for Christmas, and a stranger offers the budding songstress a hint of what she can look forward to. Gerald McRaney, Kelli Berglund also star. 87 min. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurettes.