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.
Christmas (Francesca Battistelli album) the album ('You're Here' and 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'), as well as original songs 'Christmas Is', 'Heaven Everywhere' and 'Christmas Dreams'; this infusion of pop and jazz to create a 60s musical atmosphere is a great technique, reminding listeners that Christmas is for all time periods- not just for the 21st century, nor played in 21st century music style." Additionally, Andre wrote that "Francesca's first Christmas album is a great throwback to the 40s, 50s and 60s with some great holiday and Christmas-themed praise songs, from Frank Sinatra's 'Marshmallow World' to the ever popular song of 'Have Yourself