Marion Worth (born Mary Ann Ward; July 4, 1930[1] – December 19, 1999) was an American country music singer.
Worth accepted a job as a bookkeeper for a record company around the time she and her sister won another local talent contest.
She then returned to Birmingham and worked at radio stations WVOK and WAPI, and also appeared on WAPI-TV.
She met established singer/songwriter Happy Wilson who became quite impressed with Marion's singing and began recording her.
[3] Jack Stapp signed the young singer to the Grand Ole Opry's Friday Night Frolic.
It was also played on Easy Listening stations, and receives some airplay as a Christmas song due to its theme of toys and giving.
Her hobby was to study the history of the world, which she focused a lot of time on after her chart success faded away.
She continued to be an active member of the Grand Ole Opry and she was a popular and in-demand performer for many years in the United States and Canada.