SHORT TAKES : ABC Plans a Dolly Good Holiday
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. —
Dolly Parton is back home this week filming a Christmas TV special that will include scenes at the singer’s childhood home and the church where she worshiped as a young woman.
The special, “Dolly Parton . . . Christmas at Home,” will feature a celebration of the Christmas season with Parton and members of her family, said Barbara Headla, marketing manager for Dollywood, Parton’s theme park.
Shooting was to start today and is scheduled to wind up Tuesday. The program will be aired on ABC about a week before Christmas, Headla said.
Parton has also recorded a radio special that will be picked up by 500 radio stations, the Armed Forces Radio Network, the British Broadcasting Corp. and the Voice of America, Headla said.