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
Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys is an unreleased studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys. Planned for issue in November/December 1978, the album would have followed their twenty-first studio album "Love You" (1977) and their only Christmas-themed album "The Beach Boys' Christmas Album" (1964). Its content was a mixture of original songs penned by the group and traditional standards. The album was produced by Brian Wilson after the dissolution of "Adult Child" (unreleased), but ultimately rejected by Warner Bros. Records who was reportedly "highly skeptical" that Wilson was anywhere on it.