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Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Mar-2026 13:45:06 JST Jeri Dansky

Hard Candy Christmas — Dolly Parton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvK1F6bUrzU
I'll be fine and dandy
Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas
I'm barely getting through tomorrow
But still I won't let
Sorrow bring me way down
#WhenTimesAreTough #JukeboxFridayNight
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1. Dolly Parton - Hard Candy Christmas
  
  From Her Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Soundtrack.
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  Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Mar-2026 14:17:35 JST Jeri Dansky
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  @tc_morekindness The song comes from the movie Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
  The phrase "hard candy Christmas" refers to a time when families who did not have much money could only afford to give hard candy or penny candy (bulk confectionery) to their children at Christmas.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Candy_Christmas
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    Hard Candy Christmas
    
    "Hard Candy Christmas" is a song written by composer-lyricist Carol Hall for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Near the end of the original play, individual girls of the brothel sing lines of the verses as they are preparing to leave; they join together on the refrains. This pattern was adopted for the film version of the musical, except that Dolly Parton (who played Miss Mona) is featured as soloist on the refrains, with the girls accompanying her. A further variation can be found on the soundtrack album for the film in which Parton alone sings the verses. Parton's version of the song was released as a single in October 1982, reaching number 8 on the U.S. country singles chart in January 1983. This version was also featured on original releases of Greatest Hits, but was replaced on subsequent re-releases by Islands in the Stream. 1998, the song re-entered the country charts and peaked at number 73 based on unsolicited airplay. Parton's recording received some airplay on country stations around the holiday seasons during the 1980s and 1990s, and she also performed the song on Bob Hope's Christmas Special in 1988. During the...
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  ginger🫰... 🎶🌻 (tc_morekindness@c.im)'s status on Friday, 13-Mar-2026 14:17:37 JST ginger🫰... 🎶🌻
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  @jeridansky Can't go wrong with Dolly either! I don't think I've heard this one. Is that a thing, a known phrase -- a hard candy Christmas?
  
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