The lyrics to “Pretty Paper,” Willie Nelson’s emotional Christmas classic, are so much more than pleasant rhymes. The words, first made famous by Roy Orbison, tell the tale of Frankie Brierton, a very ...

In his book, Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Nelson discusses the song and its origins on the streets of Fort Worth, Texas, long before he sang it with friend, and nothing more, Parton. “In Fort ...

So, when Parton began asking a variety of special guests to join her on her new Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, she knew Nelson needed to be one of them. Specifically, she knew she needed to ...

This Christmas, stuff a stocking with Willie Nelson’s new book Pretty Paper. The book was inspired by Nelson’s song of the same name about a street vendor attempting to sell wrapping paper and ribbons ...

The mystery of Fort Worth’s Christmas song is solved. It took help from readers in Palo Pinto County, plus one surprised family near Houston. Since 1963, we’ve heard songwriter Willie Nelson’s sad ...

Here’s a sentence that’s going to sound like Mad Libs, but is somehow actually true: On the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line’s second Christmas album, right tackle Lane Johnson sings lead vocals on ...

With a dreamy steel guitar and Willie Nelson's soft vocals, 'Pretty Paper' is practically the epitome of an original country Christmas song. In the tune, Nelson alters between singing about Christmas ...

Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson take a Christmas-themed trip through Fort Worth, Texas, in the new animated music video for "Pretty Paper." By Mitchell Peters Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson take a ...

Adapted from columns Dec. 25, 2004; Dec. 24, 2010; and Dec. 24, 2016. The mystery of Fort Worth’s Christmas song is solved. It took help from readers in Palo Pinto County, plus one surprised family ...

When Johnny Cash hosted his own variety show for two seasons on ABC in the early Seventies, each episode incorporated the feel of inviting viewers into the Cash home, with his new bride, June Carter ...