Have yourself a merry little Christmas

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composer

Hugh Martin (1914-2011)

composer

Ralph Blane (1914-1995)

arranger

Joseph Cullen (b?)

author of text

Hugh Martin (1914-2011)

author of text

Ralph Blane (1914-1995)

In 1944 Hollywood produced one of its most memorable musicals: Meet me in St Louis, starring Judy Garland. With the world embroiled in global conflict this affectionately told tale of a large and idealised family living in St Louis at the time of the city’s hosting of the 1904 World Fair provided a pleasing cinematic escape from current woes and concerns. Not least in the film’s repertoire of nostalgic moments was a paean to the snow scattered Christmases of yore, via the warmly sentimental Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

En 1944, Hollywood produisit l’une de ses comédies musicales les plus mémorables, Le Chant du Missouri, avec Judy Garland dans le rôle principal. Alors que le monde était plongé dans un conflit généralisé, ce film racontait avec tendresse l’histoire d’une grande famille idéalisée vivant à St Louis vers 1904, année où cette ville abrita une exposition universelle; c’était pour les spectateurs l’occasion d’échapper, grâce au cinéma, aux calamités et aux soucis d’alors. L’un des moments les plus nostalgiques du répertoire de ce film était un hommage aux Noëls blancs d’autrefois avec la chanson chaleureuse et sentimentale Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

extrait des notes rédigées par David Wishart © 2003
Français: David Ylla-Somers

Im Jahre 1944 brachte Hollywood einen seiner unvergesslichsten Musicalfilme hervor, nämlich Meet Me In St Louis mit Judy Garland in der Hauptrolle. Während die Welt in einen globalen Krieg verwickelt war, brachte diese liebevoll erzählte Geschichte einer großen, idealisierten Familie, die 1904, zur Zeit der dortigen Weltausstellung, in St. Louis lebte, im Kino eine angenehme Ablenkung von aktuellen Sorgen und Leiden. Keineswegs der geringste im Repertoire nostalgischer Momente dieses Films war eine Lobeshymne auf die mit Schnee bepuderten Weihnachtstage der Vergangenheit mittels des herzlich sentimentalen Liedes Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

aus dem Begleittext von David Wishart © 2003
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

Recordings

Be all merry

University College Dublin Choral Scholars, Desmond Earley (conductor)

Studio Master: SIGCD643Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

Fourteen gloriously over-the-top arrangements from this most versatile of choirs, some with effervescent accompaniment from the Irish Chamber Orchestra.» More

Christmas Classics

The Hallé Orchestra, Carl Davis (conductor)

CDHLL7504Download only

‘Carl Davis provides some lovely arrangements of well tried and much loved pieces’ (Classical.net)» More

On Christmas night

Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks (conductor)

SIGCD386Download only

A Ceremony of Carols, Benjamin Britten’s timeless work is interpreted by Armonico Consort, under the artistic direction of Christopher Monk for an aesthetically inspiring Christmas Night.» More

Rutter: A Christmas Festival

The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (conductor)

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John Rutter directs the Cambridge Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the award-winning Farnham Youth Choir alongside guest soloists Melanie Marshall, Clara Sanabras and Elin Manahan Thomas, for an unforgettable festival of Christmas mu ...» More

The King's Singers Christmas Songbook

The King's Singers

Studio Master: SIGCD459Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

The King's Singers—and their crack arrangers Robert 'Berty' Rice, Keith 'Keith' Roberts, and Alexander 'Arnd' L’Estrange—turn up the sparkle for their latest festive offering …» More