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Mel Torme and Judy Garland.

Bing’s I’ll be home for Christmas (1943). Images are of US soldiers during the Christmas season of 1943.

Written by Irving Berlin, and performed beautifully in the 1954 movie of the same name.

Never MY favorite Christmas carol (probably because the year I learned it, our children’s church choir seemed to always sing slightly flat) it is nevertheless a favorite of many. This is, in my opinion, one of the best versions.

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. … Continue reading →