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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re like us, you’re a procrastinator who sat out on the traditional day-after-Thanksgiving holiday shopping spree known as Black Friday. Your idea of Black Friday is Christmas Eve, which this ...

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 ...