{"id":16290,"date":"2025-05-06T23:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16290"},"modified":"2025-05-06T23:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:41:24","slug":"carrie-underwood-and-dolly-parton-stepped-onto-the-stage-the-air-thick-with-emotion-and-delivered-a-breathtaking-duet-of-i-will-always-love-you-a-heartfelt-tribute-to-dollys-late-hu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16290","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton stepped onto the stage, the air thick with emotion, and delivered a breathtaking duet of I Will Always Love You\u2014a heartfelt tribute to Dolly\u2019s late husband, Carl Dean. But here\u2019s the jaw-dropper: On the very same night, Dolly and Carl penned not just Jolene, but I Will Always Love You as well. That\u2019s not just talent\u2014it\u2019s the kind of love and magic that only comes once in a lifetime. 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Photo: NBC; Taylor Hill\/FilmMagic via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the first time [I heard it]\u201d she continued. \u201cThey hadn\u2019t sent it to me. They did nothing. I heard it on the radio. And so when it went into \u2018And I,\u2019 I just freaked out. I had to pull over to the side because, honestly, I thought I was \u2018gonna wreck. It was the most overwhelming feeling. And you know how great that was.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What to know about Dolly Parton\u2019s NBC Christmas special<\/h2>\n<p>Dolly Parton\u2019s\u00a0wonderful 2022 Christmas special, titled\u00a0<em>Dolly Parton\u2019s Magic Mountain Christmas,\u00a0<\/em>took place in Parton\u2019s theme park, Dollywood, and follows Parton on a journey to discovering the true meaning of Christmas after being visited by the three wise men. 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