“You think of Christmas, you think of Mariah.”

Dolly Partonknows the holidays are for giving, not for fighting.

“Now, don’t you say that!

Dolly Parton rehearses for the 2016 Christmas in Rockefeller Center; Mariah Carey performs onstage during her “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tour at Madison Square Garden on December 15, 2019 in New York City.

Dolly Parton says she won’t compete with Mariah Carey to be the Queen of Christmas.Virginia Sherwood/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

I’m not going to compete with Mariah,” Parton toldBetterHomes& Gardensin a new cover story.

“I love her.

You think of Christmas, you think of Mariah.

I’m happy to be second in line to her.”

Heck, evenParton performed a rendition of the Kris Kringle jinglewithJimmy Fallonin 2020.

“When it first came out, it was more of a gradual thing,” she said.

“It was popular, but it didn’t have what it has now.

That makes me feel really proud as someone that loves Christmas so much.”

This year, like Parton, Carey is the gift that keeps on giving.

Check outBetterHomes& Gardens' new holiday digital cover story with Partonhere.