Christmas on the Square (full title Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square) is a 2020 American Christmas musical film directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen.[1] Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, and Treat Williams,[2] the plot follows the wealthy Regina Fuller (Baranski), returning to her hometown to evict the residents and sell the land to a mall developer.[3] Netflix released the film on November 22, 2020.[4] At the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Christmas on the Square won the award for Outstanding Television Movie.[5]
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Directed by | Debbie Allen |
Screenplay by | Maria S. Schlatter |
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Cinematography | Oliver Bokelberg |
Edited by | Casey O. Rohrs |
Music by | Dolly Parton |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Parton wrote all of the songs featured in the film.[6] A soundtrack album was not released, although Parton did record versions of "Christmas Is" and "Christmas on the Square" for her 2020 album A Holly Dolly Christmas. "Try" was originally featured on Parton’s 2014 album Blue Smoke.[7]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 35 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square isn't quite up to its star's standards, but its overwhelming good cheer and campy self-awareness may be just what viewers are looking for."[8] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021
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Dorian Awards | Campiest TV Show | Christmas on the Square | Nominated | [10] |
Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Feature Film Broadcast Media | Trip Brock, Jacob Ortiz, Marc S. Perlman, Michael T. Ryan, Raymond Park, Jackie Johnson, Bruce Stubblefield, Michael Farrow and Tom Ruttledge | Nominated | [11] | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Dolly Parton, Maria S. Schlatter, Debbie Allen, Sam Haskell, Joe Lazarov and Hudson Hickman | Won | [12] | |
Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Debbie Allen | Won | |||
Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures | Dolly Parton and Sam Haskell | Nominated | [13] |