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,
We Need a Little Christmas (album) Williams had not recorded before, "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" is the least traceable in origin, although it is estimated that it was written in the late 19th century. The year in which "Up on the House Top" was written is also uncertain, but because its creator, Benjamin Hanby, was in his mid-30s when he died in 1867, the 1850s or 1860s is the estimate. The third newcomer, "We Need a Little Christmas", comes from the 1966 Broadway musical "Mame". From the liner notes for the original album: We Need a Little Christmas (album) We Need a Little Christmas is the