LEADER 02742nam 22004573 450 001 9910136646503321 005 20230808195836.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000891816 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6043127 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6043127 035 $a(OCoLC)1156240327 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000891816 100 $a20210901d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPretty Paper 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aEast Rutherford :$cPenguin Publishing Group,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (158 pages) 311 08$a0-7352-1154-X 311 08$a0-7352-1156-6 330 $a"Willie Nelson, country music's quintessential musician, displays all the wit and warmth of his homespun style of storytelling in an inspiring holiday novel based on his classic Christmas song, "Pretty Paper." More than fifty years ago, Willie Nelson's beloved Christmas song "Pretty Paper" first hit the airwaves. And for all these years, Willie has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling wrappings and ribbons, who inspired his song. Who was this poor soul? What did his painful trials say about our loves, our hopes, our dreams in this holiday season--and in the rest of our lives? It's the early sixties and Willie Nelson is down and out, barely eking out a living as a singer songwriter. The week before Christmas, he spots a legless man on a cart, selling wares in front of Leonard's Department Store in Fort Worth, Texas. The humble figure, by the name of Vernon Clay, piques Willie's curiosity, but Vernon is stubbornly private and--despite Willie's charming queries--has no interest in telling his story. Willie is tenacious, though, and he eventually learns that Vernon is a fellow musician, a fine guitarist and singer. When Vernon disappears, he leaves behind only a diary, which tells an epic tale of life-altering tragedies, broken hearts, and crooked record men, not to mention backroad honky-tonks, down-home cooking, and country songwriting genius. Deeply moved and spurred on by Vernon's pages, Willie aims to give the man one last shot at redemption and a chance to embody the holiday spirit"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aChristmas stories 606 $aMusicians 615 0$aChristmas stories. 615 0$aMusicians. 676 $a813/.6 686 $aMUS010000$aREL034020$2bisacsh 700 $aNelson$b Willie$01246384 701 $aRitz$b David$01099354 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136646503321 996 $aPretty Paper$92889957 997 $aUNINA