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
Wombling Merry Christmas songs'. In 2000, the song was used as part of a medley with Wizzard's 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday', creating 'I Wish It Could Be A Wombling Merry Christmas Every Day'. This song was described by Batt as a 'very silly record', however it proceeded to reach #22 in the UK Singles Chart, staying in the chart for 3 weeks. The song was prevented from reaching #1 by Mud's 'Lonely This Christmas' which (combined with a poor marketing campaign on behalf of The Wombles) 'more than halved' sales. The song is also widely believed to have prevented Ralph