‘I love everything about Christmas!'

Country legend Dolly Parton tells Richard Arnold about her festive traditions

- Richard Arnold

What’s Christmas like for you, Dolly? Can there really be room for even more glitter?

Yeah, there is! I’m one of those people who, every holiday, dresses the part. I have always loved Christmas – the music, the fun, the family and the food. Everything that goes along with it. I love the presents – I love it all.

How was Christmas growing up?

Like most families, we didn’t have money to buy big toys, but we made a lot of toys and gifts for each other. Daddy would go out and chop the tree, and we would make our own decorations to put on it. And I still love decorating at Christmas. I have several houses scattered around, a lake house, a place in LA and little houses here and there, and I decorate them all! I put candles in the windows. I mean, what else are you gonna do? It’s Christmas!