Not many people know this but after Elton John, Willie Nelson is the person I have seen in concert the most amount of times. Willie wrote Pretty Paper in 1963 and it was recorded by the late great Roy Orbison. Sixteen years later Willie recorded it for his 1979 Christmas album.
I've always liked Roy Orbison's version but Willie's version is the one we are inducting here simply because Willie sings it with the emotion he intended. A very sad, sad song but it gets the message through that at this very festive and joyous season, for some, it's anything but.
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