Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas the neighborhood of Southside in Birmingham, Alabama, that his father Hugh Martin designed for his mother as a honeymoon cottage. Located at 1919 South 15th Avenue (just down the street from his birthplace at 1900 South 14th Avenue), the house became the home of Martin and his family in 1923. The song first appeared in a scene in "Meet Me in St. Louis", in which a family is distraught by the father's plans to move to New York City for a job promotion, leaving behind their beloved home in St. Louis, Missouri, just before the long-anticipated 1904 World's Fair begins.
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",