The names are in, and it's official – we're headed for a cracker of a Late Late Show tonight.
RTE is tonight screening a Christmas episode of the Late Late – and we can confirm it's going to be country music-themed.
International icon Dolly Parton will appear on Ryan Tubridy's couch, amid her ongoing musical efforts as well as an amazing contribution to the development of a Covid-19 vaccine.
And she's far from the only talented musician set to appear on tonight's show, with Daniel O'Donnell, Nathan Carter, Una Healy, Philomena Begley and Cliona Hagan also among the guests.
Tubs has promised us an "absolutely gorgeous" programme, featuring an all-singing, all-dancing cast of characters that will rock sitting rooms all over the country.
Speaking on his Radio One programme, he said: "I'm very excited about this. I know it's only Monday, but this Friday we have Dolly Parton on the Late Late Show.
"We're going to make it a big Country Special with all our friends. I just think it's going to be absolutely gorgeous."
Tubridy said that the Late Late's music supervisor Dermot McEvoy had described the show perfectly with his description of it as "a great night out in your sitting room".
Ryan added: "If you want a country music special in your own room this Friday night, you don't need to be streaming anything.
"Just put on the television, half nine [9:35pm], and you'll see Dolly and Úna Healy and Daniel O'Donnell and Nathan [Carter] and Margo and the Three Amigos and Philomena Begley and Sandy Kelly.
"They're such a good bunch of people and so much fun. I think you'll really enjoy it, so stayed tuned."
Yesterday, a "scroogey" Tubs gave voice to the question we were all thinking about, as he weighed in on a "be-kind" trend that's rocked America in recent days.
The RTE presenter told listeners about a practice that takes place at a drive-thru restaurant in the US, whereby a customer will start a chain reaction by paying for the meal of the person in the car behind them.
""This may sound a bit Scroogey, but I would like to know: who's the guy who stopped it?" asked Tubridy.
"Who said: 'Nah. They can pay for themselves'?"
