Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas I want you to sing it this way." Although Ralph Blane is credited with writing the music for many of Martin's songs, Martin claimed in his autobiography that he wrote both music and lyrics to all of the songs in "Meet Me in St. Louis" and that "all of the so-called Martin and Blane songs, (except for Best Foot Forward), were written entirely by me (solo) without help from Ralph or anybody else." His explanation for allowing Blane equal credit for the songs was: "I was reasonably content to let him receive equal screen credit, sheet music credit, ASCAP royalties,
Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys is an unreleased studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys. Planned for issue in November/December 1978, the album would have followed their twenty-first studio album "Love You" (1977) and their only Christmas-themed album "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album" (1964). Its content was a mixture of original songs penned by the group and traditional standards. The album was produced by Brian Wilson after the dissolution of "Adult Child" (unreleased), but ultimately rejected by Warner Bros. Records who was reportedly "highly skeptical" that Wilson was anywhere on it.