The song of the day for Saturday, December 23, 2023, the tenth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
About This Song
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was written by Hugh Martin in 1943 for the film Meet Me In St. Louis, where it was introduced by Judy Garland. In a Twitter conversation in November 2012, Tony Bennett said that “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is his favorite Christmas song.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in 2004 for his second Christmas album, A Swingin’Christmas, which was released in 2008.
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” as well as A Swingin’ Christmas is available on Apple Music.
Here is Judy Garland singing today’s song to a very young Margaret O’Brien from the 1944 Meet Me In St. Louis.
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