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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ralph Blane (arr. Stone)
General Info
Year: 1944
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet Solo
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion, including:
- Chimes
- Orchestra Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics.
In 2007, ASCAP ranked the song as the third most performed Christmas song during the preceding five years that had been written by ASCAP members. In 2004 it finished at #76 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs rankings of the top tunes in American cinema.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor; Rob McCarley, alto saxophone) – 4 December 2022
- San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (Jennifer Martin, conductor; Inga Swearingen, vocal) – 18 December 2016
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Keith Waibel, conductor) – 11 December 2016
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (Jennifer Martin, conductor; Rich Smucker, flugelhorn) - 5 December 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr. Stone) (1944)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (arr Wagner) (arr. Wagner) (1944/2006)
- Pass That Peace Pipe (arr. Paul Yoder) (1954)