Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas etc., mainly because this bizarre situation was caused by my naive and atrocious lack of business acumen." Judy Garland's 1944 version of the song reached No. 27 on the "Billboard" charts. The lyrics Garland sang in "Meet Me in St. Louis" have been recorded with only slight variations by a number of artists, including Sinatra (in 1950 and 1963 single recordings), Bing Crosby (in "I Wish You a Merry Christmas"), Doris Day (in "The Doris Day Christmas Album"), Ella Fitzgerald (in "Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas"), The Pretenders (in the first "A Very Special Christmas" compilation), James Taylor (in
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",