Jimmy Fallon and Dolly Parton Joke That It's 'Almost Too Early for Christmas' with New Holiday Song

Mar. 15, 2025

Holiday season is right around the corner, andJimmy Fallonis back with another jingle — featuring a country music icon!

On Friday,The Tonight Showhost released his latest track “Almost Too Early for Christmas,” a bouncy and jubilant collaboration withDolly Partonwhere they get fans in the holiday spirit.

“It’s almost too early for Christmas / Too soon to be singing this song / There’s still Halloween decorations / And haters will say that it’s wrong,” sings the duo in the track’s chorus. “Let’s turn on the lights for Mariah / Tell Rudolph to shine up his nose / It’s almost too early for Christmas / But why don’t we see how it goes?”

Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Earlier this week, thehostannounced the songand shared the inspiration behind it.

“People have that debate after Thanksgiving, they have that debate where they go, ‘Oh, can we listen to holiday music? Can we listen to Christmas music? Is it too early? Can we put onMariah Careynow?’ I say, ‘Yeah, if it’s good, you should,'” Fallon said.

“So I thought it would be kind of fun if I put out a song and released it around Halloween,” laughed the formerSNLstar as he announced the duet with “music legend” Parton.

The duet marks Fallon’s second dip into the holiday music world: he released"It Was A… (Masked Christmas)“withAriana GrandeandMegan Thee Stallionlast year. Parton, on the other hand, is no stranger to the genre.

The country music legend has previously released three Christmas albums: 1984’sOnce Upon a Christmaswith the lateKenny Rogers, 1990’sHome for Christmas, and 2020’sA Holly Dolly Christmas.

The “modern-day movie musical” will follow Parton through the making of the special, before she becomes wrapped up in “a private journey into her past.”

A slew ofcelebrity guestshave signed on to participate, includingMiley Cyrus,Willie Nelson,Billy Ray CyrusandJimmie Allen, as well as Fallon.

source: people.com