"A Down Home Country Christmas" is the Christmas-themed episode of the short-lived ABC variety series Dolly, produced and aired as the tenth episode. It was nominated for the 1988 Primetime Emmy Award for Best Technical Direction. The Christmas special ai...

The original version by Stan Jones was recorded in late 1948 or early 1949. A recording by Stan Jones and his Death Valley Rangers was issued on Mercury 5320 in May 1949. Fellow songwriter Eden Ahbez sent the song to Burl Ives, who recorded his own versio...