• Home
  • About
    • About This Blog
    • About the Authors
  • Song of the Day
  • Album of the Week
  • Music and Art
    • Tony Live!
    • Music
      • Viva Duets
      • Songs
      • Albums
    • Art
  • And More
    • Collaborator of the Month
    • Songwriter of the Month – 2016
    • News
      • Cheek To Cheek
      • Bennett & Brubeck -The White House Sessions Live 1962
      • Life is a Gift
      • Viva Duets
      • Zen of Bennett
      • Other News
    • About His Collaborators
    • Musings
    • Extras
      • Books
      • Interviews
      • Media
  • The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography

The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 14, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

The song of the day for Saturday, December 15, 2018, is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
Today is the second day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas.

About This Song

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was written by Hugh Martin in 1944 for the film Meet Me In St. Louis. The song was introduced by Judy Garland and sung to a very young Margaret O’Brien, who won a special Academy Award for a juvenile actor.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded this version “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” for his album with the Count Basie Big Band: A Swingin’ Christmas, released in 2008.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” as well as A Swingin’ Christmas, is available from iTunes.

About Today

Our video today is Judy Garland singing today’s song to Margaret O’Brien from Meet Me in St. Louis.

Judy Garland – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

From the movie “Meet me in St. Louis” (1944). Con Subtitulos en Español

Share this:

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Print
  • More
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: A Swingin' Christmas, Hugh Martin, Judy Garland, The Count Basie Big Band, Tony Bennett

Please feel free to leave a commentCancel reply

Subscribe to The Year of Tony Bennett

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Current Reader Favorites

  • Duke Ellington and the Harlem Renaissance
  • Song of the Day: Christmas In Herald Square
  • Song of the Day: Where Do You Start
  • Song of the Day: The Right To Love
  • Tony Bennett's Annual Painting for the American Cancer Society Christmas Card
  • Song of the Day: Watch What Happens
  • Home
  • About
  • Song of the Day
  • Album of the Week
  • Music and Art
  • And More
  • The Interactive Tony Bennett Discography

Copyright © 2023 The Year of Tony Bennett · Genesis Framework by StudioPress · WordPress