The Making and Remaking of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ NYT | Top Stories Tim Balk 20 December 2024 at 02:47 Eighty years after its release, the sentimental holiday standard continues to enchant listeners and inspire the musicians who take it on. © Archive Photos/Moviepix, via Getty ImagesJudy Garland first introduced audiences to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” when she sang it in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” The song was far from the movie’s biggest hit.
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