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 with Love (song) She embraces them and joins in at the end. Merry Christmas with Love (song) "Merry Christmas with Love" is a Christmas song by Greg Wayne Davis and Billy Smiley. The song was first recorded by Sandi Patty, then known as Sandi Patti, for her 1983 Christmas album "The Gift Goes On". More recently, it was recorded by Clay Aiken as the title track of his 2004 Christmas album "Merry Christmas with Love" It is a song about an older woman who is alone for Christmas and has given up hope for being happy, when a group of carolers comes to