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The perfect Thanksgiving show. Personally, I haven't watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in years, even when it's been on in the background of a Thanksgiving gathering, and if you're in the same boat and want something different to watch this year, Dolly Parton has you covered. Back in November of 1987, she released A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving as a holiday special, which was filmed in and around her hometown near Sevierville, Tennessee. Dolly gathered her family to sing standards like “In The Pines,” “Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man,” “On Top of Old Smokey,” “In the Sweet By and By” and more, and of course, the entire Parton family is incredibly talented so each performance is spectacular. In addition to performances from Dolly and her family and some funny comedic bits, she takes you back to her old one-bedroom homestead in the east Tennessee mountains to see the magic that exists there, which also features some precious conversation with her late parents. They talk about the “hard times” they had living up in the holler, and also how much they loved it the simpler times, and Dolly also reminds viewers that Smoky Mountain girls don’t play games, which was honestly my favorite part of the special: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz6kexKuopo/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=fcf75579-becf-4ae9-9312-400383d59f52 Dolly talks about her cherished childhood and growing up "poor," noting that she didn't even know she was until someone told her that... her family had a simple life, where they worked hard, grew everything they ate, and didn't worry about the things that people with money did. They were rich in the ways that matter, and had a magical place to live in the Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee: "You know, these are the fields where I used to walk as a kid. And I not only walked these fields, but we used to work the fields. We used to grow just about everything we ate, and of course, I don't remember us being poor, and we didn't know we was poor until some smart Alec up and told us that. But anyway, I remember that we had a lot of good times, we had a lot of music, and I certainly had a lot of dreams. and my mama always told me that I could have anything if I could dream big enough, and I believed her. And of course, I remember many things, lots of kids, lots of babies crying, but you know, there was something magical about these mountains, and I never will forget it. You know, these are the kinds of memories that keep me sane, even roaming around out in Hollywood and other places I go, I think of mama and daddy, and my brothers and sisters and the good life we had here." She's always been so connected to where she comes from, and it serves as a beautiful reminder for all of us on a holiday like Thanksgiving, that's meant to be reflective and introspective. It's a nostalgic look back on the simple things, and something I think many of us who either grew up similarly, who have a connection to home like she does, can very much appreciate. You can watch the full special here, and I can't recommend it highly enough... happy Thanksgiving, y'all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DYbQoEWO80&t=3s

That's a lot of money — and a lot of fried turkey. Once again this year, country music legend Tracy Lawrence has spent part of his Thanksgiving week frying up turkeys to give back to his community. Now in his 19th year of hosting the Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert, yesterday, Lawrence and 300 volunteers came together to cook over 1,600 turkeys on-site at the Nashville Fairgrounds. In addition, over 1,000 frozen turkeys were distributed to food shelters throughout Middle Tennessee, providing a record-breaking 25,000 meals to those in need. Notable volunteers on-hand to help fry the turkeys included Charles Esten, Terri Clark, Clint Black, Maddie Font (of Maddie & Tae), Chase Matthew, Trey Lewis, Lori Morgan and Frank Ray. Later in the evening, at a benefit concert featuring Russell Dickerson, Meghan Patrick, John Schneider (who you may know as Bo Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard) at Luke Combs' Category 10 bar on Broadway, they raised $250,000 to donate to Nashville Rescue Mission, Mission:Possible's longtime partner. It's an amazing way to give back that Lawrence has been doing for almost two decades now, and he told Whiskey Riff about how it's grown to be such a big event: “Just a handful of friends wanting to give back to the rescue mission, wanting to do something positive for the community. We’ve just taken advantage of the opportunities when they presented themselves and grown into this amazing event with all these volunteers and so many great sponsors.” Additionally, as another way to raise money, Lawrence recently launched his own injectable marinade, with a portion of the sales going to support the homeless community in the Nashville area. He says he just hopes to inspire other to give back in their own communities, and continue to grow his own event in order to help even more people in his local area: “Hopefully what we do will inspire other people. If they have any questions we’ll be happy to share our footprint with them and show them how we’ve done this and how we’ve grown. Hopefully we can inspire other people to do what we do here, and other people can do it in other places.” While onstage at the show, Tracy also shouted out the hundreds of volunteers who showed up to help, saying it means the world to him and he's proud to be part of the Nashville community, alongside others who care so much about their neighbors: “I love to be in an industry and a town that cares so much about its citizens. To see the hundreds of volunteers show up year after year, a lot of folks have been coming since this thing began 19 years ago. I can't even begin to tell you, from the bottom of my heart, how much it means to me. We should all be proud of the wonderful city that we live in.” It's always an incredible event, and a testament to Lawrence's legacy that he continues to show up to help those who might need a little extra love and support this Thanksgiving. And if you want to know what 1,600 turkeys looks like, it's as crazy as you'd think... https://www.instagram.com/p/DC15ALLO7yy/

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