Have yourself a merry little Christmas - John Rutter, Melanie Marshall, John Anderson, RPO
20. 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' - arr. John Rutter
From the album ‘A Christmas Festival’
Composer John Rutter (arr.)
Conductor John Rutter
Mezzo-Soprano Melanie Marshall
Oboe John Anderson
Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' was written by the team of Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane for the 1944 MGM film 'Meet me at St Louis'.
LYRICS:
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.
Some day soon we all will be together,
If the fates allow,
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
(Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)
A Christmas Festival
Based on the annual 'Christmas Festival' concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, John Rutter directs the Cambridge Singers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the award-winning Farnham Youth Choir alongside guest soloists Melanie Marshall, Clara Sanabras and Elin Manahan Thomas, for an unforgettable festival of Christmas music.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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