JUDY GARLAND: 'MEET ME IN ST LOUIS'. 'HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS' WITH SNOWMAN CLIP.

Judy began work on 'Meet Me in St. Louis' when she was 21 years old. It was during the filming of this movie that she became romantically involved with Vincente Minnelli.
The movie was completed in April 1944, and released in St. Louis on November 22, 1944. It broke box-office records all over the country as not only Judy's greatest hit to date, but MGM's top money maker, second only to Gone with the Wind. Margaret O'Brien won an Oscar for her portrayal of Tootie, and 'The Trolley Song' was nominated for Best Song Academy Award. 'Meet Me in St. Louis' is one of the most beloved musicals ever made, and considered to be one of the best.
Judy initially wanted nothing to do with 'Meet Me in St. Louis' because she was finally being given some adult roles, and she was concerned about being cast as a seventeen-year-old. Mayer was insistent, and Minnelli eventually convinced her to play the part. After she began working on the project, she became enchanted with the story and came to love it.
Courtesy of: http://www.jgdb.com/stlouis.htm
The original lyrics for 'Have Yourself A Merry little Christmas' ,written by Hugh Martin, were considered by many, including Judy, to be too depressing. Although Martin resisted at first, he made the changes to the song ... & it is what we have today as a great American classic Christmas song.
Original lyrics:
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 will 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 Fates allow,
From now on we'll have to muddle through somehow.
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

I think we all understand why Judy wanted it changed:
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
Next year all our troubles will be
out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yule-tide gay
Next year all our troubles will be
miles away
Once again as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Will be near to us once more
Someday soon, we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
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[hines221]

Compare the lyrics of this to the 'modern' version. This is darker. Original: "Next year all our troubles . . ." vs. Modern: "From now on our troubles . . .". and, darker, Original: "Someday soon we all will be together, if the fates allow; until then we'll have to muddle through somehow." vs Modern: "Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow, hang a shining star upon the highest bough". Don't forget, this movie was released in 1944 and WWII was still raging.

[gahlony42]

i swear. her voice is FLAWLESS

[xxfayerocksxx]

@cinderelmo agreed :-) i love this movie & want to be part of this family & ester smith is a great character portrayed by an amazing actress & singer! <3

[cinderelmo]

@whateverworks555 Well ha ha come on I just saw MMISL for the first time and I LOVE JUDY GARLAND!!! My mom resembles her doe eyes etc.  I like this better than the sound of music so yeah i'd rather be a part of this family the Smith family than the Von Trapp's. Lol ha ha the sound of music is too long.

[whateverworks555]

@castorres7 so glad u noticed!!!

[whateverworks555]

@cinderelmo lol~ com’on, they deserve equal amount of credits ;)

[cinderelmo]

Screw the Von Trapp family I want to be a part of this family the Smith family, Maria Von Trapp has nothing on Ester Smith.

[ForLovelyRita]

Isn't it amazing? This song is more than 60 years old and it still brings tears to people's eyes...

[irkenequine]

Thank you Judy.

[dogvom]

@hines221 Hear, hear! I like the original version much better, and I keep trying to get our quartet to sing the original words, but I'm continually voted down. Maybe I like it more because I've seen the movie and I know the song's context within it. Or maybe the original is just altogether better and didn't need to be monkeyed with... yeah, that works for me.

[wattever333]

whoa! what an extremely sad, desperate child! something needs to be done to console her, to bring her back to a more objective reality. she must have been lost in the shuffle.

(that's a message to today's parents who don't respect their child's emotions)