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A perfect Christmas gift for music lovers, Pretty Paper is Willie Nelson’s inspiring Christmas fable, based on his holiday classic “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.
I have never been much of a book or magazine reader, no matter what the content. I received my copy on 12/13/16 and started reading it almost instantly. I like most people have heard "Pretty Paper" every year of my life, my mother was not a Willie Nelson fan but even she loved that song. I have always loved the song, but never knew if there was a story behind it, or was it just a line some songwriter came up with sitting there watching their children unwrapping gifts at Christmas. But now I find myself totally involved in the back story of the song and not wanting to put the book down. I can relate to Willie's desire to and need to find out just who is this Vernon Clay and what is his story. Willie Nelson and David Ritz have done a wonderful job of telling this story. I would recommend that anyone with a love for old country music, Christmas and American icons read this book. It is a very easy to read and stay involved with the story, the characters, and the sense of feel for the era in which this story takes place.
