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Pretty Paper
Country · 1979 · 12 tracks

Pretty Paper

Willie Nelson

A warm, unhurried collection of holiday standards delivered with Willie's signature jazz-inflected phrasing and intimate acoustic guitar.

1979 · CBS

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A gentle, wood-smoke warmth that balances festive joy with a touch of blue-collar melancholy.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
White Christmas
2:44
02
Winter Wonderland
2:24
03
Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
2:10
04
Jingle Bells
2:08
05
Here Comes Santa Claus
1:52
06
Blue Christmas
2:36
07
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
2:10
08
Frosty the Snowman
2:23
09
Silent Night, Holy Night
3:42
10
O Little Town of Bethlehem
1:27
11
Christmas Blues
3:12
12
Pretty Paper
2:22
Moments Worth Listening For
The title track's heartbreaking shift from festive cheer to the lonely reality of a street vendor.
The way Trigger's nylon strings provide a percussive, jazzy counterpoint to the familiar melody of Winter Wonderland.
The sparse, reverent harmonica solo that opens Silent Night, Holy Night.
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