Willie Nelson releasesโฃ New christmas single, ‘Christmas Love Song’
Country musicโค icon Willie Nelson has unveiled a new original Christmas song, “Christmas Love Song,”โ arrivingโ as โa tender offering โto fansโ during the holiday season. The trackโ features longtime collaborator and producer Buddyโฃ Cannon,alongside contributions from Country Music Hallโฃ of fame member Bill โAnderson,Bobby Tomberlin,Marv Green,and harmonica legend โขMickey Raphael.
Nelson, known for his prolific output and enduring appeal, โhas a history ofโ sharing holiday cheer through โmusic. “It ain’tโข a lot but every word of it’s true/It don’t sparkle or shine/But it’s one of a kind,” Nelson sings in the new single, โขcontinuing, “And I put my whole heart into this Christmas love song to you.” The release builds on a catalog of Christmas albums โincluding 1979’s โ Pretty Paper – recognized as Number โฃNine on Rolling Stone’s 40โ Essential Christmas Albums list – as well โฃas Christmas With Willie Nelson (1994),โฃ Hill Country Christmas (1997), and pancho, Lefty, โขand Rudolph (1995), a collaborative effort with Merle Haggard.
Theโข new singleโ arrives โas Nelson prepares to โrelease Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle next month, aโค tribute album honoring the late Merle Haggard featuringโ eleven recordings โof Haggard โclassics, including “tonight The Bottle Let Me Down,” โค”Okie From โMuskogee,” “mama Tried,”โข and “Workin’ Man Blues.”