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Pretty Paper

Christmas song written and composed by Willie Nelson, origianlly recorded by Roy Orbison in 1963
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Pretty Paper

Summary

Pretty Paper is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pretty Paper's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Pretty Paper's composer is recorded as Willie Nelson[4].
  • Pretty Paper's genre is popular music[5].
  • Among the performers on Pretty Paper was Roy Orbison[6].
  • Among the performers on Pretty Paper was Willie Nelson[7].
  • Among the performers on Pretty Paper was Dolly Parton[8].
  • Pretty Paper's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Pretty Paper was published on 1963[10].
  • Pretty Paper's lyricist is recorded as Willie Nelson[11].
  • Pretty Paper's described at URL is recorded as http://willienelson.com/story/the-mystery-of-pretty-paper-is-unwrapped/[12].
  • Pretty Paper's title is recorded as Pretty Paper[13].
  • Pretty Paper's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song[14].
  • Pretty Paper's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 46a79ae3-6759-3efd-a99d-bac03f7b33d9[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Roy Orbison[6], Willie Nelson[7], and Dolly Parton[8].

Publication

Pretty Paper was released on 1963[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is popular music[5].

Why It Matters

Pretty Paper ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Willie Nelson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pretty Paper. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pretty-paper
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pretty-paper_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pretty Paper}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pretty-paper}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → popular music
    Lyricist → Willie Nelson
    Wikidata description → Christmas song written and composed by Willie Nelson, origianlly recorded by Roy
    Secondhandsongs work id → 45207
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0702429999, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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