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Coffee Break: National Treasures

Dolly Parton celebrates the holidays
Dolly Parton celebrates the holidayscourtesy the artist

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

December 14, 2020

Dolly Parton can't stay out of the news cycle because she just can't stop being WONDERFUL.

Whether it's donating $1 million to help fund Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, saving a nine-year-old girl's life, or bringing us her new Netflix holiday movie 'Christmas On The Square', one thing is for sure -- she's a National Treasure.

What exactly do we consider a National Treasure? "An artifact, institution, or public figure regarded as being emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage or identity."

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists you consider a National Treasure?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Dolly Parton - Joshua
John Prine - Spanish Pipedream
Mavis Staples - High Note
Willie Nelson - Whiskey River
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 99 1/2 Won't Do
Tom Waits - Long Way Home
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Billie Holiday - Don't Explain