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,
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