Next year we may all be living in the past.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Remastered) Now you know the story, here are the full original lyrics… There’s also a later version by Frank Sinatra, who asked Martin to sprinkle a little festive joy on that rather downbeat line for his Christmas album.Īnd that’s how ‘Hang a shining star upon the highest bough’ came to replace Garland’s melancholic lyric. Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow” – which is a rather poignant listen this year, as many families around the world are physically apart. There’s the version Martin tweaked for Judy Garland – “Someday soon we all will be together, if the fates allow. Judy Garland sings to younger sister character, Margaret O'Brien. Read more: The story behind the most disturbing Christmas carol He had to be firmly nudged by a friend, actor Tom Drake, to write a new verse. “They said, ‘No, no – it’s a sad scene, but we want sort of an upbeat song, which will make it even sadder if she’s smiling through her tears,” Martin said.īut Martin, who has since claimed the whole soundtrack was his work alone with no contribution from Blane, wasn’t keen for a rewrite. Eager to please their leading lady, Hollywood executives requested a rewrite.
