Judy Garland sang it first

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” made its first appearance in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Hugh Martin composed it and Ralph Blane wrote the lyrics. Some of those lyrics were changed during filming when Garland, Tom Drake (her love interest in the film) and, perhaps most importantly, Director Vincente Minelli considered …

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