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Single cover. Butterfly / 12-Tone Music (digital single) (2020)
"Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas" is a single by Dolly Parton and Michael Bublé. It was released to Adult Contemporary radio on October 2, 2020, by Butterfly Records and 12-Tone Music as the fifth single from Dolly's forty-seventh solo studio album, A Holly Dolly Christmas. It was written by Dolly and produced by Kent Wells. The single peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing

  • Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas (with Michael Bublé) (Dolly Parton) 3:39

Recording

"Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas" was recorded at Dark Horse Recording in Franklin, Tennessee; Paragon Studios in Franklin; Kent Wells Productions in Franklin; and The Pop/Jazz Sweatshop in Vancouver, Canada.

Music video

​An animated music video directed by Alex Popkin premiered November 6, 2020, on Dolly's Facebook page and was released on YouTube the following day.

Commercial performance

The single debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart dated November 28, 2020. It peaked at number 10 on the chart dated December 26, 2020, its fifth week on the chart, and remained there for its sixth and final week. It also debuted and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated January 2, 2021, its only week on the chart. The single reached number three on the Billboard Holiday Digital Song Sales chart, number six on the Billboard Canada AC chart, and number 80 on the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the A Holly Dolly Christmas liner notes.
Performance
  • Roy Agee – tenor trombone, bass trombone, orchestration
  • David Angell – violin
  • Monisa Angell – viola
  • Michael Bublé – lead vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Wei Tsun Chang – violin
  • Dennis Crouch – upright bass
  • Janet Darnall – violin
  • David Davidson – violin, orchestral arrangement
  • Chris Farrell – viola
  • Paul Hollowell – piano
  • Sam Levine – saxophone, flute, clarinet, orchestration
  • Paul Nelson – cello
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Stefan Petrescu – violin
  • Sarighani Reist – cello
  • Steve Turner – drums, percussion
  • Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
  • Kent Wells – guitars, percussion
  • Karen Winkelmann – violin
Production
  • ​Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Ryan Enockson – engineer
  • Chris Latham – vocal editing
  • Andrew Mayer – assistant engineer
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • Taylor Pollert – orchestra engineer
  • Tyler Spratt – editing
  • Kent Wells – overdubs, producer
  • Kevin Willis – tracking engineer