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THE FIRST RECORDED VERSION SUNG BY JUDY GARLAND IN ''MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS'' (1944) :Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, : Let your heart be light : Next year, : All our troubles will be out of sight :Have yourself a merry little Christmas :Make the yuletide gay :Next year all our troubles will be miles away :Once again as in olden days :Happy golden days of yore :Faithful friends who were dear to us :Will be near to us once more :Someday soon we all will be together :If the fates allow. :Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow :So have yourself a merry little Christmas now. ALTERNATE "BRIGHTER" VERSION (FRANK SINATRA VERSION) (Introduction) :Christmas future is far away :Christmas past is past :Christmas present is here today :Bringing joy that may last : Have yourself a merry little Christmas, : Let your heart be light : From now on, : our troubles will be out of sight : Have yourself a merry little Christmas, : Make the Yule-tide gay, : From now on, : our troubles will be miles away. : Here we are as in olden days, : Happy golden days of yore. : Faithful friends who are dear to us : Gather near to us once more. : Through the years : We all will be together, : If the Fates allow : Hang a shining star upon the highest bough. : And have yourself A merry little Christmas now. JAMES TAYLOR VERSION (2001) (Introduction) :Christmas future is far away :Christmas past is past :Christmas present is here today :Bringing joy that may last (Refrain) :Have yourself a merry little Christmas :May your heart be light :In a year our troubles will be out of sight :From now on :Have yourself a merry little Christmas :Make the yuletide gay :In a year our troubles will be miles away :Here we are as in olden days :Happy golden days of yore :Precious friends who are dear to us :Gather near to us once more :I know that :In a year we all will be together :If the Lord allows :Until then, we'll just have to muddle through somehow :And have ourselves a merry little Christmas now. AN EARLY DRAFT :Have yourself a merry little Christmas :It may be your last :Next year we may all be living in the past :Have yourself a merry little Christmas :Make the Yuletide gay. :Next year we may all be many miles away. :No good times like the olden days, :Happy golden days of yore, :Faithful friends who were dear to us :Will be near to us no more. :But at least we all will be together :If the Lord allows. :From now on we'll have to muddle through somehow. :So have yourself a merry little Christmas now. Judy Garland felt some of the lyrics were too negative for a Christmas song and requested a rewrite but Hugh Martin initially refused and withdrew the song. Martin credits Meet Me In St. Louis actor Tom Drake for persuading him that Garland was right and it was a great song but needed another draft. Later recorded versions combine lyrics from previous versions in accordance to the artist(s)' preference.
Source: http://www.cbs.com/specials/christmas_shoes/band.shtml HAVE YOURSELF A BLESSED LITTLE CHRISTMAS (RELIGIOUS VERSION, DEL DELKER VERSION) In 2001 the 86-year-old composer, occasionally active as a pianist with religious minstries since the 1980's, wrote an entirely new set of lyrics to the song with John Fricke , "Have Yourself a Blessed Little Christmas", a sacred version of the secular Christmas standard. The song was recorded by gospel female vocalist Del Delker with Martin accompanying her on piano. Source: Hugh Martin interview http://www.vop.com/previous_broadcasts/2000/december_2000/s0052.html Addendum (April 21, 2006): Note: It seems that most of the chord progressions of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas appear to be exactly the same as the chord progressions of a song written ten years earlier by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart titled "Blue Moon", other than additional chord progressions at the ending and in the bridge. |
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