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Dolly Parton TV Movie Coat of Many Colors Preview Released

11/19/2015
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(Radio.com) The preview for Coat of Many Colors gives the world a glimpse of what life was like for a 9 year-old Dolly Parton. The made-for-TV movie, which stars Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland as Parton's mother and 24's Ricky Schroder as her father, takes place in the Smoky Mountains in 1955.

It's a fictionalized account of Parton's young life, based on her 1971 hit song "Coat of Many Colors," which tells the story of a patchwork coat Parton's mother made for her. Taking on the role of Dolly is the young Alyvia Alyn Lind, who has appeared on The Young and the Restless since 2001.

"I have so many memories of growing up here," says Parton at the start of the clip, as we see footage of her native East Tennessee. "This Christmas I would love to give a gift to you-my favorite song that I've ever written-tells the true story of my childhood."

Coat of Many Colors premieres Thursday, Dec. 10, at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBC. Watch the preview here.

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