Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

from Winter Was Warm (album) by Jeudi

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Written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine for MGM's 1944 musical, "Meet Me in St. Louis". The original lyrics were rather depressing: "Have yourself a Merry Christmas. It may be your last. Next year we may all be living in the past"

Judy refused to sing them, saying: "If I sing that, little Margaret (O'Brien) will cry and they'll think I'm a monster." Initially the young lyricist was unyielding, but after he was pulled aside by the actor Tom Drake (the boy-next-door), who advised him that he'd regret walking away from the song, Hugh Martin reconsidered and came up with the words we all know. The lyric changed to the more hopeful: "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Let your heart be light, next year all our troubles will be out of sight".

Another lyric change was requested by Frank Sinatra for his 1957 Christmas album. He asked for an alternate lyric for "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow." Frank told Hugh Martin: "The name of my album is "A Jolly Christmas". Do you think you could jolly up that line for me?". Martin's new line was: "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough."

As an inherently optimistic person, in my version, I sing both revised lyrics. And though 2020 has made the original gloomy lyrics seem more apropos, I hold onto hope and optimism and I wish us all the best.

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from Winter Was Warm (album), released September 27, 2020

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Jeudi Los Angeles, California

As a performer of vintage music, I like to take people on a joyful time-traveling journey. As you’re listening, I hope you’ll feel like you’ve been transported to the past - - maybe it’s a swank Supper Club in Manhattan, an intimate Parisian Cabaret, an elegant London Ballroom, or to Hollywood’s Golden Age - - or maybe you’ll just drift on the music, back to your own memories. ... more

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