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
Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music was Perry Como's first Christmas album, originally released as an RCA Victor 78 RPM album set in 1946. The original release included "O Little Town of Bethlehem" which was replaced in 1947 by the famous "White Christmas". This album, along with Como's later stereo Christmas albums, "Season's Greetings from Perry Como" and "The Perry Como Christmas Album", are among the all-time best-selling Christmas albums and has been reissued several times. The original release was an RCA Victor "Musical Smart Set" consisting of four 78 RPM records. Disc 1: