Posted on 03/11/2011 7:42:37 PM PST by Borges
LOS ANGELES – Hugh Martin, the composer-songwriter whose works included "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Trolley Song," died Friday. He was 96.
He died from natural causes at his home in Encinitas, Calif., said Martin's niece Suzanne Hanners.
Martin and songwriting partner Ralph Blane co-wrote such catchy tunes as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "The Trolley Song" and "The Boy Next Door" from the musical "Meet Me in St. Louis."
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They don’t make them like him anymore. RIP
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. The Judy Garland version is amazing.
The Trolly Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odXnKhKBxQ&feature=related
It was written for her and she had a say in the lyrics. She rejected some of the original lyrics as too morbid.
That’s one of my favorite secular Christmas songs. RIP, Mr. Martin.
But "Hang a shining star upon the highest bow" is a piece of poetic genius. IMHO.
It would be even better if I’d spelled it correctly: “bough”. Sheesh.
One of my very, very faves. ‘Have Yourself’.....has been resonated upon many bathroom walls with me singing....and various venues through the years playing sax. (I’m sorry I didn’t do it justice).
The sentimentality of the lyrics and the chord structure were brilliant.
Awww. That’s too bad. Prayers for his family.
I sang “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” last December in the local interfaith choir. Learning it in four part is harder than you would think.
RIP.
I can imagine. Do you know who did the arrangement?
Thought you’d like this. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7eIsPOuvvQ
I don't. All the music lives in the town east of here.
The funny thing was it seemed like everyone else's pitches made sense. Mine (tenor) all seemed weird. Together it works great.
Awesome! If you get a recording of you guys....FReepMail me a link. :-) I’d love to hear it.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
ORIGINAL VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
It may be your last
Next year we may all be living in the past
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Pop that champagne cork
Next year we may all be living in New York
No good times like the olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who were dear to us
Will be near to us no more
But at least we all will be together
If the Lord allows
From now on, we’ll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
From back when Hollywood still supported the family and America. They just don’t make them like that anymore!
Loved the movie too. See it probably every year around Halloween.
Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (The Judy Garland Christmas Show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z2VdCEhZ1Q
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