Rich ard ▁Carl son ) ▁s ings ▁the ▁entire ▁song ▁during ▁a ▁Christmas ▁dinner ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁accompan iment . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁heard ▁on ▁a ▁par lor ▁piano ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁television ▁movie , ▁The ▁Love ▁Let ter . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 4 ▁songs ▁Category : American ▁songs ▁Category : Par lor ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Stephen ▁F oster <0x0A> </s> ▁Tex ark ana ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁B owie ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁United ▁States , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Ark - La - Tex ▁region . ▁Loc ated ▁approximately ▁ ▁from ▁Dallas , ▁Tex ark ana ▁is ▁a ▁tw in ▁city ▁with ▁neighbor ing ▁Tex ark ana , ▁Ark ansas . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁city ▁was ▁ 3 6 , 4 1 1 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁The ▁city ▁and ▁its ▁Ark ansas ▁counter part ▁form ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁Tex ark ana ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area , ▁en comp ass ing ▁all ▁of ▁B owie ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Miller ▁County , ▁Ark ansas . ▁The ▁two ▁cities ▁had ▁a ▁combined ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 7 , 5 9 2 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁census , ▁and ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 9 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁Rail ro ads ▁were ▁quick ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁possibilities ▁of ▁this ▁vast ▁area . ▁In