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"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.
Dolly Parton, "Hard Candy Christmas" Possibly the best sad Christmas tune ever comes courtesy of Dolly Parton , who typically brings joy to everything she touches. 6.
An altered version of Hall's "Hard Candy Christmas", in which Parton sings both the chorus and the verses of the song (as opposed to the film, which is partially sung by the brothel ladies), was also released as a single, reaching the top ten on the country singles chart in late 1982.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is the original soundtrack for the film, released in July 1982.The album was produced by Gregg Perry. [3]In addition to the score of Carol Hall songs recorded for the stage soundtrack, the film soundtrack included two Dolly Parton compositions: "Sneakin' Around", which she performed as a duet with co-star Burt Reynolds and a reworking of her 1974 song "I ...
They later returned to the stage to sing their original song, "Pick Out A Christmas Tree." ... She channeled Dolly Parton in singing "Hard Candy Christmas" and gave the crowd a second dose of ...
The quintessential Christmas crush song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" finally hit No. 1 in 2019—25 years after its initial release! 2. Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song"
He also compared it unfavorably to her cover of "Hard Candy Christmas" on Christmas Together, calling "Santa Baby" the weaker of the two songs. [ 172 ] In the United States, Yearwood's version of "Santa Baby" was released to adult contemporary radio stations.
Run-DMC, "Christmas in Hollis" The 1987 Special Olympics charity album, A Very Special Christmas, had some incredible contributions from A-list artists like Madonna, Whitney Houston, Bruce ...