Watch Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard perform their Townes Van Zandt-penned No. 1 hit "Pancho and Lefty" live in 2007.

AP National Writer Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

Variety collects the greatest sad Christmas songs of all time, from "I'll Be Home for Christmas" to "River" to "Fairytale of ...