December 17,2007
《Merry Christmas～》Have Yourself A Merry Little Chritmas
根據ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)在2006年對美國人做holiday songs的排行，上次介紹的〈The Christmas Song〉是榜上第一名，而緊追在後的，就是這首〈Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas〉。這首〈Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas〉，原本是首悲傷的歌。
這首歌最初的原主唱，是茱蒂加倫 (Judy Garland, June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969)；Judy Garland何許人也？她就是飾演1939年電影綠野仙蹤 (The Wizard of Oz, 1939)裡面可愛女主角桃樂絲 Dorothy，被美國電影學會 (American Film Institute, AFI)列為『美國最偉大女星』中的第八名，影歌雙棲的女明星。但真正將這首歌唱紅的，應該算是『瘦皮猴』法蘭克辛那區 (Frank Sinatra, December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998)。
〈Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas〉這首歌本是為了音樂劇《Meet Me In St. Louis》所寫，其中一幕Judy Garland與飾演她7歲妹妹的Margaret O'Brien在聖誕節卻必須離開她們所愛的家，在懷著些悲傷、憂鬱、摻雜著懷念、憧憬、與希望等交雜的複雜心情下所唱出。這是這齣音樂劇作者，Hugh Martin (譜曲) and Ralph Blane (譜詞)於1943年寫下的作品 (但Hugh Martin在2006年的訪談，則稱這首歌詞曲皆是他一人所完成)；Anyway，這個original version的詞因為太過悲傷，Judy Garland覺得too negative for a Christmas song，遂向作曲家建議對歌詞稍做修改，而原始版的歌詞有留下，但據說並沒有任何一個歌手用這個原始版本的歌詞留下錄音。
《Meet Me In St. Louis》據說在當時確實有不錯的票房，不過其中的這首歌並沒有跟著大紅大紫。直到1957年，『瘦皮猴』法蘭克辛那區為籌備自己的專輯《A Jolly Christmas》時向Martin邀歌時看上了這首歌，又進一步向Martin建議說：『我的專輯名稱是快樂聖誕 (A Jolly Christmas)，麻煩你在幫我把歌詞改的更快樂一些吧！』，於是從Sinatra開始使用的這一套歌詞，便是現今最為通用流傳的版本。
以下是原始版、Judy Garland版、Frank Sinatra版三個版本的歌詞，大家可以比較一下：
《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
JUDY GARLAND VERSION
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 yuletide gay
Next year all our troubles will be miles away
Once again as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who were 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
FRANK SINATRA VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on, our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
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