HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
(Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane 1943)

Judy Garland 1943 1944
Frank Sinatra 1947 1957 1963
Frankie Avalon 1962
Bing Crosby 1962
Doris Day 1964
Kenny Burrell 1966
Tony Bennett 1968
Perry Como 1968
Johnny Mathis 1969
The Carpenters 1978
John Denver 1979
Paul Ray 1983
Crystal Gayle 1987
Helen Merrill 1991
Vince Gill 1993
Gloria Estafan 1995
Rosemary Clooney 1996
Girl 1997
Diana Krall 1998
Glen Campbell
Jimmy Dean
Robert Goulet
Lena Horne
Engelbert Humperdinck
Freddie Jackson
Joni James
Kenny Loggins
Melissa Manchester
Maureen McGovern
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The O'Jays
The Pretenders
Eddie Rabbitt
Lou Rawls
Cliff Richard
Jerry Vale
The Westminster Cathedral Orchestra
Andy Williams
Vanessa Williams
The Vienna Boys Choir

as original written for the 1944 film "Meet Me In St Louis",
to be sung by Judy Garland

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,
Pop that champagne cork,
Next year we may all be living in New York.

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 refused to record the song as written and it was then revised for the film and subsequent recordings.

As recorded by Judy Garland
with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra
April 20th 1944 Hollywood

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 are dear to us
Will be near to us once more.

Some day 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.

as recorded by Frank Sinatra

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 Yuletide 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.

(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2015)