Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical "Meet Me in St. Louis". Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics. In 2007, ASCAP ranked it the third most performed Christmas song during the preceding five years that had been written by ASCAP members. In 2004 it finished at No. 76 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs rankings of the top tunes in American cinema. The song was written while Martin was vacationing in a flat in
Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You (album) Angeles. McPhee quoted The title track was originally recorded by Billy Squier in 1981. It also contains many other traditional tracks, a medley of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Away in a Manger" and "Who Would Imagine a King", which was recorded by Whitney Houston in 1996 for the soundtrack of "The Preacher's Wife. Trumpeter Chris Botti accompanies McPhee on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was released to AC radio in November 2010. It debuted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at number 23 for the chart dated December 11, 2010. It