Directed by Debbie Allen. It’s so jarring that it feels impossible not to discuss, so, SPOILER ALERT: Late in the movie, we learn that Regina became pregnant as a teenager and was forced to give up her infant. I have never really appreciated the movie musical, and “Christmas on the Square” exemplifies the primary reason: The camera brings the viewer right onstage, where we end up staring closely at broad emoting and ensemble dance numbers from a much closer vantage point than the genre was designed for. Complete 2020 Musical Movie. Neither does Partonâs homeless angel. Who else would bother describing what a mess really is by pronouncing the word so that it sounds like âcar accidentâ? From the opening number, a jaunty ensemble performance set in the titular square, I quickly realized that what I was in for was a little bit Hallmark, sure, but also a little bit “Schitt’s Creek”-meets-Broadway. EE: So the first time I watched this, I fell asleep in the middle and woke up at the end very confused about Regina talking about “my son.” I was too exhausted to fully accept that this is where the movie had veered off into yet another storyline. The next is Regina, a Trumpian spin on Ebenezer Scrooge, distributing eviction notices to children. There’s even a gauzy “Christmas Carol”-style flashback in which Regina watches her father give the baby up for adoption, finally understanding that he did so in her best interest. And the storyline — a mean lady coming to a town to evict everybody in the dead of winter in Fullerville because the Cheetah Mall conglomerate wanted to build a mall — just was ... a lot to digest. âWho would do this to people during the holidays?â Christian asks and she tells him, âRich people who get tax breaks.â Regina donât play. Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski and Jenifer Lewis? Perhaps because both of them could do no wrong in my book. It’s the first of many, many, many things in this movie that make little sense. On Thursday, Netflix dropped the first trailer for Parton's Christmas on the Square and it's as stuffed full of festive fun as a stocking on Christmas morning. âGirl, you think youâre so fierce,â sings Lewis. Partonâs too self-deprecating to pat herself on the back but just self-amused enough to know an angel when she sees one. I’d skip this one. It’s ... a lot? ©2021 Verizon Media. All of her pessimism and corporate ruthlessness is apparently rooted in that moment. She’s not only. At Reginaâs hair appointment, Margeline lets her friend have it with a gospel number that leaves some ripostes for Regina. But she’s nothing if not earnest, and I wonder if the too-muchness of “Square” risks trying the patience of even the most open-minded Christmas junkie. Tap dancing and tango at the bank? Dolly needs no defense of her songwriting chops; this woman wrote “Jolene” and “And I Will Always Love You” in one day! Dolly needs no defense of her songwriting chops; this woman wrote “Jolene” and “And I Will Always Love You” in one day! Running time: 1 hour 38 minutes. The songs arenât Parton gold. But everyone has ups and downs in their oeuvre, and I have to admit that most of the songs felt pretty flat to me ― warbling ballads and energetic choruses that chugged along dutifully until enough exposition had been laid out and the scene could end. SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square,” streaming now on Netflix. Promotional Video DVD, This is not an official release. Any joy I found came in the first half of the movie, before the narrative took a running dive off a cliff, trailing broken plot threads behind it. For me, the forced adoption scene was rock bottom ― any other lowlights for you two? Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square will be available to stream on Netflix on November 22, 2020, and it’s painful to watch. Anybody who prefers their entertainment spiced, spiked, salted, smothered and smoked might have been waiting for Baranski vs. Lewis. (Netflix) Not content with co-funding a vaccine in the middle of a pandemic—no, really, that’s a thing she just did—Dolly Parton just finally put out a seasonal television event that she appears in for longer than five minutes. dolly parton's christmas on the square (l to r) christine baranski as regina and jeanine mason as felicity in dolly parton's christmas on the square cr. Dolly, thank you. Matthew Jacobs: I realized “Christmas on the Square” would defy all assumptions at the first sight of Dolly’s mildly smeared eyeliner, tattered gray outerwear and stringy bangs. Oh, and the flashback happens while she’s getting a CT scan to see if she has a tumor. Imagine someone singing to you at a salon while you’re trying to relax with cucumbers on your eyes. Netflix released the film on November 22, 2020. What else should we expect from a movie involving a woman whose million-dollar donation to medical research reportedly resulted in a Covid-19 vaccine? But the rest is its own thing. An embittered "Scrooge" of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there. She just doesnât care. Then, I found out Debbie Allen, one of my faves, was directing. But sheâs taken seriously enough for that pastor (Josh Segarra) to lead the resistance and for people to start packing moving boxes. Yes: It’s a child separation subplot, complete with a heartbroken young mother crying out in anguish as her baby is taken away forever. What were your initial impressions? "On Oct. 2, [Parton will] release A Holly Dolly Christmas, which will include both holiday classics and originals — and duets with Michael Bublé, Willie Nelson and her goddaughter Miley Cyrus — and mark her first album for 12Tone Music Group (which licenses the music from Parton’s own Butterfly Recordings)," Melinda Newman announced in a recent Billboard cover … I will say there were a couple lines in it that made me laugh out loud, like Dolly’s delivery of, “First of all, that’s not an emergency button. Then, I found out Debbie Allen, one of my faves, was directing. Dolly Partonâs Christmas on the Square Not rated. Plus, an elementary schooler can bartend without a license. Once the halfway point of the movie arrives, dramatic reveal follows dramatic reveal, with crucial details left unexplained. But is “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” any good? The results are mixed, to say the least. Erin, that was one of the few effective jokes in the script. And not just any old hairdresser, but your childhood friend, as we are told first in a line of dialogue and again 10 minutes later in song. Selah Kimbro Jones as Violet in ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’. News to me. It’s a testament to the sheer overstuffedness of this movie that I forgot about the “possibly fatal tumor” subplot. Itâs the sort of bad that sets itself in a town that is doomed to become a mall, yet already has the peppy wink-wink of an Old Navy commercial. Lewis really took out her frustration on Baranski’s wig. Dolly Parton is bringing her country music charm to Netflix once again with the holiday movie Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square.. Beginning Sunday, November 22, viewers can catch Parton … And just a few years ago in 2016, the Dollywood Foundation donated $1,000 a month to several hundred East Tennessee families who lost their homes during wildfires. The whole movie proceeds in this spirit of barbed earnestness. This scene brought me to tears, and not in a good way; the framing, in fact, is that this crime should be forgiven and forgotten because it was committed with good intentions. By James Kleinmann . Itâs âFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Land.â. Before hitting play, I knew I was gonna be in for a ride. But she’s nothing if not earnest, and I wonder if the too-muchness of “Square” risks trying the patience of even the most open-minded Christmas junkie. It’s a Sucret.” Where did y’all find joy, if at all, in this musical? The basic plot: Cold-hearted Regina Fuller (Christine Baranski) has recently inherited this charming town from her father and is serving eviction notices at Christmas so that she can sell it to a mall conglomerate. RIGHT. I don’t want to go into it too much here so people can just watch for themselves. CF: This truly signals the collapse of plot coherency. Imagine someone singing to you at a salon while you’re trying to relax with cucumbers on your eyes. But she knows when to slow down and take in a scene, as she does with a couple of the ballads, like a duet between Baranski and a kid tending bar, who winds up in a last-act medical crisis. I also must have blinked when the storyline with the little Black girl and her father. I’d skip this one. In this economy? She’s not only funding the development of a new COVID-19 vaccine, she’s dropping a Christmas movie musical ― which she co-produced, composed, and performs in ― on Netflix to keep us all entertained through a lonely, cold holiday season. Plus, an elementary schooler can bartend without a license. A lot of âDolly Partonâs Christmas on the Squareâ bears some resemblance to the familiar â greeting cards, mulled cider, Dickens, Velveeta. If you want a cute Christmas musical, go watch Netflix’s “Jingle Jangle” instead. For me, the forced adoption scene was rock bottom ― any other lowlights for you two? Seasonal cheer comes to a screeching halt when a cold-hearted woman tries to sell her hometown’s land. Their little ditty felt vampy in a way that I can appreciate. Premiering Sunday, “Christmas on the Square” tests whether the holiday-TV-movie industrial complex can handle maximal musical-theater cheesiness. Early on, the high-volume zaniness of the predictable made-for-TV holiday movie tropes offered an undeniable camp factor. MJ: It’s one of those things that is so well-intentioned and harmless you sort of feel bad dinging it. Well, she is. The Sucret line is cute! I don’t want to go into it too much here so people can just watch for themselves. Claire Fallon: Dolly Parton is no newcomer to holiday flicks, and last year released a Hallmark film called “Christmas at Dollywood,” so I thought I knew what to expect from her latest, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.” Matt, Erin, I was wrong. Quirky is right. âGuess I donât need a needle to get my ears pierced,â deadpans Baranski. Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Deutsch, Italian. Every moment is Dolly Parton’s moment, but it’s never been more true than this week. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. My hair follicles flinched in sympathy. The actress stars as an angel in … Regina, a modern-day Scrooge, has to explore the horrific consequences of her selfishness and revisit the tragedy that closed her heart. 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. Singing a ballad about the haves and have-nots, she appears to be green-screened into the aforementioned square, possibly because Dolly Parton does not go anywhere without flattering lighting equipment — even when she is supposed to look homeless. I feel like the wickedest witch of the middle of my apartment for daring to have critiques. All rights reserved. From the opening number, a jaunty ensemble performance set in the titular square, I quickly realized that what I was in for was a little bit Hallmark, sure, but also a little bit “Schitt’s Creek”-meets-Broadway. Find out in Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square coming to Netflix on November 22, 2020. This is a Christian undertaking, and Partonâs lyrics have the declarative navigability you need to learn a lesson. Erin, that was one of the few effective jokes in the script. Even on the second watch, I found myself asking, “HOW DID WE GET HERE?”. Once the halfway point of the movie arrives, dramatic reveal follows dramatic reveal, with crucial details left unexplained. All of her pessimism and corporate ruthlessness is apparently rooted in that moment. CF: Any joy I found came in the first half of the movie, before the narrative took a running dive off a cliff, trailing broken plot threads behind it. Imagine evicting your hairdresser right before she’s about to go at you with a comb and a straightening iron. Singing a ballad about the haves and have-nots, she appears to be green-screened into the aforementioned square, possibly because Dolly Parton does not go anywhere without flattering lighting equipment — even when she is supposed to look homeless. Their little ditty felt vampy in a way that I can appreciate. But even Dolly Parton can’t save this holiday movie on … Before I start receiving nasty grams from Dolly Parton fans, please know that I’m actually a fan of Dolly Parton’s music and I’d love to visit Dollywood someday. In case you somehow missed this, Dolly Parton has been out here saving the world in 2020. MJ: And not just any old hairdresser, but your childhood friend, as we are told first in a line of dialogue and again 10 minutes later in song. DOLLY PARTON’S CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE is an entertaining, fun musical on Netflix about a small, vibrant, diverse town threatened by a wicked real estate woman. So pour yourself a stiff eggnog or two, surrender to the cheesiness of it all and it might just inspire you to decorate that tree. No wonder they all want to stay. I have tried my best to keep from repeating it in every paragraph. And for the first 40 minutes, she, Parton and the screenwriter Maria S. Schlatter keep it all humming with the campy swish you need for a romantic-musical-family-tragedy holiday comedy. A beauty shop that basically doubles as a drag ball? EE: The pregnancy story, in particular, really came out of nowhere for me. CJ: It’s a testament to the sheer overstuffedness of this movie that I forgot about the “possibly fatal tumor” subplot. “Don’t be the queen of mean!!”. But I do want to talk about the music. Her songwriting is enjoying swiping a little of everything from the music buffet: Rodgers and Hammerstein, treacle, Ike and Tina. I feel embarrassed to even be evaluating her work! âCampyâ is camp with a diploma and a martini. EE: If you want a cute Christmas musical, go watch Netflix’s “Jingle Jangle” instead. Dolly Parton is back on Netflix with Christmas on the Square, a new holiday musical that stars Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams, and (of course) Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square. It’s the first of many, many, many things in this movie that make little sense. Baranski is a chilly queen (“Regina” could not be a more fitting name for her and her Antoinette-esque character), and Lewis matches her with a fiery turn as her betrayed best friend from childhood. No wonder they all want to stay. Perhaps because both of them could do no wrong in my book. Itâs also got Treat Williams, as Reginaâs impossibly single old flame, still burning for her and ready with a song about why sheâs wrong: his Christmas shop is not a room full of junk. Now there’s a lot going on in Fullerville, so I had to sit for a second to reorient myself while watching this because it very much gives you over-the-top TV-movie-musical vibes. Just from the standpoint of economy, itâs a miracle. It has color cover and proper artwork on disc. Sheâs got cloudy tuffets to perch on and manners to teach Scrooge-y Regina. It is definitely not the kind of musical that works as background noise while you’re, say, washing the dishes. Who wouldn’t love Dolly singing about Christmas? I have never really appreciated the movie musical, and “Christmas on the Square” exemplifies the primary reason: The camera brings the viewer right onstage, where we end up staring closely at broad emoting and ensemble dance numbers from a much closer vantage point than the genre was designed for. Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square will launch globally on Netflix on Sunday November 22nd 2020. Regrettably, I think it can. Donât be late.â The woodwinds rise in hungry mischief to meet each âate.â. Watch on Netflix. Dolly Parton rescued a child actor from getting hurt on the set of her new Netflix movie “Christmas on the Square." But it’s also dark! Region 0 - Plays in every country, any DVD player. Dolly Parton is no newcomer to holiday flicks, and last year released a Hallmark film called “Christmas at Dollywood,” so I thought I knew what to expect from her latest, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.” Matt, Erin, I was wrong. Allen and Parton clearly want this town to be a quaint “Gilmore GIrls”-esque snow globe, but instead, it just feels like a bunch of playacting, which makes subplots about infertility, unrequited high school sweethearts, sassy child bartenders, a cancer scare, teen pregnancy and something about a very important lantern all the more awkward. I feel embarrassed to even be evaluating her work! A lot of “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” bears some resemblance to the familiar — greeting cards, mulled cider, Dickens, Velveeta. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. So I was IN for all the hijinks. Three HuffPost reporters are here to tell you all about it. I think what really got me is how much story gets crammed into 98 minutes, mostly explained via painfully expository song lyrics. Can music, magic and memories change her mind? Three HuffPost reporters are here to tell you all about it. But man, Fullerville was just full of drama. Their early scenes arenât quite a cage match, but you could certainly use them to brine a turkey. On Tuesday, September 29, Netflix announced their newest holiday title, Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, which is streaming as of November 22.The much-anticipated movie is directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen, a three-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner, not to mention the actress who portrays Catherine Avery on Grey’s Anatomy.. Yep, I wrote it. MJ: It seems like none of the performers (aside from Baranski and Lewis, who are seasoned enough to survive the script’s silliest impulses) realized they were making a movie and not a stage production. Today is National Voter Registration Day! Early on, the high-volume zaniness of the predictable made-for-TV holiday movie tropes offered an undeniable camp factor. Everyone is operating at an 11 when a 6 would have sufficed. Three HuffPost writers weigh in on the Netflix film. Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski. I feel like the wickedest witch of the middle of my apartment for daring to have critiques. In about five minutes, âChristmas on the Squareâ resolves the fate of the town, an adoption mystery, both health problems and everybodyâs contempt for Regina. Thereâs a church-bound sequence in which Christian and his parishioners rail against Reginaâs heartlessness, and somebody sings that âSheâs cold as a witchâs â,â before everybody practically gasps and sings past her. It doesnât matter. I didn’t love any of the songs. And âChristmas on the Squareâ is a drunk. Her scenes are spent guiding an angel trainee and giving Baranski the evil eye along with the withering folksiness that is Partonâs specialty as a movie star. The new film stars Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, is directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen, and features 14 original songs by Dolly Parton. Evictions, really? Iâll see you when you do my hair tomorrow. She’s an angel in every sense of the word and in her Christmas movie, Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square, she was literally one. Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square follows Regina (Christine Baranski), an embittered businesswoman who returns to her hometown to notify the residents that she’s selling the town to a conglomerate that will force the townsfolk to move and turn the land into a mall. Jenifer Lewis? Can music, magic and memories change her mind? âMargeline, donât even argue, âcause even though weâre friends who have grown up here together, hereâs a notice to vacate and a notice to relocate. Premiering Sunday, “Christmas on the Square” tests whether the holiday-TV-movie industrial complex can handle maximal musical-theater cheesiness. The Bottom Line. I suppose I found joy in a song called “Wicked Witch of the Middle,” in which the townsfolk gather in a church to do a round-robin ditty about Regina being the wicked witch of Middle America. By the end of this thing, sheâs virtually the deity at the end of âAngels in America,â full of vinegar instead of vengeance. Lewis really took out her frustration on Baranski’s wig. EE: I have tried my best to keep from repeating it in every paragraph. In Netflixâs âDolly Partonâs Christmas on the Square,â Regina (Christine Baranski, left), who has been trying to evict townspeople, is visited by an angel (Dolly Parton). Then thereâs the matter of Dolly Parton herself. WATCH: Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis Discuss Christmas on the Square The new Netflix movie is directed and choreographed by … The town’s pastor spearheads a resistance campaign, while Dolly ― an angel who walks among the townspeople disguised as a glamorously made-up panhandler ― tries to change Regina’s heart. They just lack hooks. Dolly’s whole brand is designed around appealing to everyone. 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. CF: My hair follicles flinched in sympathy. âDolly Partonâs Christmas on the Squareâ Review: Holiday Winks. Even on the second watch, I found myself asking, “HOW DID WE GET HERE?”. “Don’t be the queen of mean!!”. Itâs bad, the sort of bad that knows what it is â campy rather than camp. I suppose I found joy in a song called “Wicked Witch of the Middle,” in which the townsfolk gather in a church to do a round-robin ditty about Regina being the wicked witch of Middle America. The two men who start vogueing just look like they modeled for Sears. You’re right, Claire, that nothing can rob Dolly of her songwriting credentials; she’s one of the best in the business. EE: I didn’t love any of the songs. Have we described this movie as “a lot” yet? Imagine evicting your hairdresser right before she’s about to go at you with a comb and a straightening iron. Dolly Parton's. It’s so jarring that it feels impossible not to discuss, so, So the first time I watched this, I fell asleep in the middle and woke up at the end very confused about Regina talking about “my son.” I was too exhausted to fully accept that this is where the movie had veered off into yet another storyline. “Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square” is a new movie musical premiering on Netflix on November 22, 2020. It seems like none of the performers (aside from Baranski and Lewis, who are seasoned enough to survive the script’s silliest impulses) realized they were making a movie and not a stage production. I couldn’t help but think about the measly $1,200 Americans received in the last eight months. She starts out homeless, in gray rags, singing in the center of town about the power of togetherness, wagging her box for change at people too busy doing back flips and jetées to notice. It’s nonstop entertainment! It is definitely not the kind of musical that works as background noise while you’re, say, washing the dishes. MJ: There’s even a gauzy “Christmas Carol”-style flashback in which Regina watches her father give the baby up for adoption, finally understanding that he did so in her best interest. Pastor Christian Hathaway (left, played by Josh Segarra), Jenna Hathaway (Mary Lane Haskell) and Regina Fuller (Baranski) talk about resistance to Reginaâs plans. You’re right, Claire, that nothing can rob Dolly of her songwriting credentials; she’s one of the best in the business. The duet between Baranski and Lewis in the hair salon definitely did catch my attention though and is at least memorable. Parton did the music. The results are mixed, to say the least. CF: It’s nonstop entertainment! 'Dolly Parton's Christmas On The Square' Is, Well, A Very Quirky Holiday Musical. With Dolly Parton, Jenifer Lewis, Josh Segarra, Jeanine Mason. The latter twist was, I thought, just as ill-timed as ― and much more ill-considered than ― the eviction theme. Theyâre not even Parton bronze. 'Emily in Paris' Is As Boring And Basic As A Sponsored Instagram Story, ‘The Undoing’ Is Unoriginal But Highly Watchable, There's A Whole Lotta Girl Power On 'The Boys' Season 2. It also stars Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, and Jennifer Lewis. Allenâs camera is as overcaffeinated as her choreography. But the rest is its own thing. In this case, that relentless inoffensiveness gets stretched to its breaking point. We have on our hands the sort of knowing bad that names a pastor Christian. I realized “Christmas on the Square” would defy all assumptions at the first sight of Dolly’s mildly smeared eyeliner, tattered gray outerwear and stringy bangs. Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams and … Wait, I made it this far without mentioning that Reginaâs also having a medical crisis?! Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, and Treat Williams, the plot follows the wealthy Regina Fuller (Baranski), returning to her hometown to evict the residents and sell the land to a mall developer. You gotta push that all away to try to enjoy a bit of the quirkiness of this. Erin Evans: Before hitting play, I knew I was gonna be in for a ride. So yes, the movie has more stretches than a yoga class. Baranski is a chilly queen (“Regina” could not be a more fitting name for her and her Antoinette-esque character), and Lewis matches her with a fiery turn as her betrayed best friend from childhood. Given the delightful news that the promising COVID-19 experimental vaccine from Moderna was funded in part by a $1 million donation from Dolly Parton, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” The next is Regina, a Trumpian spin on Ebenezer Scrooge, distributing eviction notices to children. But man, Fullerville was just full of drama. But it’s also dark! A mall, really? Regina, a modern-day Scrooge, has to explore the horrific consequences of her selfishness and revisit the tragedy that closed her heart. Oh, and the flashback happens while she’s getting a CT scan to see if she has a tumor. Debbie Allen did the bodies â the Ailey-isms and breakdances and swiveling in the pews. EE: RIGHT. In this case, that relentless inoffensiveness gets stretched to its breaking point. The Sucret line is cute! The logistics of the arrangement are too fabled to grasp. Sheâs also the director. The film … Everyone is operating at an 11 when a 6 would have sufficed. Dolly plays an Angel, there are 14 original tunes. She plays Regina Fuller, the dame who arranged the sale of the town and spends the opening numbers blithely handing out eviction notices to shop owners, kids and dancers. But is “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” any good? CF: You’re right. EE: I also must have blinked when the storyline with the little Black girl and her father. So I was IN for all the hijinks. But everyone has ups and downs in their oeuvre, and I have to admit that most of the songs felt pretty flat to me ― warbling ballads and energetic choruses that chugged along dutifully until enough exposition had been laid out and the scene could end. Dolly’s whole brand is designed around appealing to everyone. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square 2020 7+ 1h 38m Family Features Seasonal cheer comes to a screeching halt when a cold-hearted woman tries to sell her hometown's land. If the documentary on Dolly Parton left you wanting more, this movie premieres Sunday November 22 on Netflix. Yes, this movie seems engineered to test whether a Christmas musical can be too corny. What they are, though, is committed to the task at hand: some percentage of wit, wisdom and attitude that every number seems to call for and with double the amount of exposition. Regrettably, I think it can. You’re right. (It’s a Christmas miracle!) Erin E. Evans is senior enterprise editor of culture at HuffPost. You really have to pay attention because ... there are so many twists and turns. Itâs the sort of bad that Christine Baranski can captain to yachtdom. It’s one of those things that is so well-intentioned and harmless you sort of feel bad dinging it. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. Christine Baranski serves up some Scrooge-like holiday cheer in the form of ... eviction notices. The duet between Baranski and Lewis in the hair salon definitely did catch my attention though and is at least memorable. At some point, Regina serves Margeline, the beauty shop owner (and ex mayor) whoâs played by Jenifer Lewis. Dolly, thank you. NETFLIX Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square is a movie with a brick strapped to the accelerator — and you’ll love every insane second. The best scenes in the film being the two-handers between Parton and Baranski. CF: Funding the COVID vaccine will remain Dolly’s greatest contribution to my holiday cheer. Who wouldn’t love Dolly singing about Christmas? Musical film Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square stars Parton alongside Mamma Mia actress Christine Baranski, and it’s already been declared as … Funding the COVID vaccine will remain Dolly’s greatest contribution to my holiday cheer. It’s ... a lot? Illustration: Ivylise Simones/HuffPost; Photos; Getty Images, Netflix, Every moment is Dolly Parton’s moment, but it’s never been more true than this week. Movie musical “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” will premiere Nov. 22 on Netflix.