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,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas that "the device itself is almost as specious and sentimental as what [Foreman] is trying to mock". In 2011, Michael Bublé's version reached number 98 on the top 100 charts. In 2014, the English singer Sam Smith released a cover version that debuted at number 90 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the first time a version of the song charted on the Billboard list. In Australia, the song charted at number 63, the second time a version of the song has charted. Digital download of Sam Smith cover. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas",