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Have a merry little

Let your heart be light

From now on,

troubles be out of sight

a little Christmas,

the Yule-tide gay,

From now on,

troubles will be miles

we are as in days,

Happy golden days of

friends are to us

Gather to us

the years we all be together

If the allow

Hang a star upon the bough.

And have yourself a merry little Christmas

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	k3lit0:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 08:40 GMT	-1 points
	Ohhh I couldn't spell the last word of the second-to-last line. Kept spelling it differently. :P

	alisa11:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:17 GMT	4 points
	Great Quiz! This is my favorite Christmas song :)

	PhilSandifer:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 17:58 GMT	0 points
	Of course, these aren't the correct lyrics. The song was originally from Meet Me in St. Louis, sung by Judy Garland. The situation is a family who is separated for Christmas. Hence the line is "In a year we all will be together," since this year they will not, in fact, all be together. Furthermore, the line is not "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough," but "until then we'll have to muddle through somehow." These lyrics are for the largely bowdlerized version Frank Sinatra worked up because the Judy Garland version was depressing.

	nicalobe:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 18:13 GMT	1 point
	So you're angry because this isn't depressing?

	PhilSandifer:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 18:32 GMT	-3 points
	nicalobe - No, I'm annoyed that they picked a set of lyrics that aren't the correct or original lyrics to the song. :)

	davidr:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 19:08 GMT	11 points
	@Phil S.: So there are two versions of the song. I'm not sure that necessarily means that the first version is somehow more "correct" than the other. Is it "incorrect" to sing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" because it uses the same tune as "God Save the Queen"?

	AeroE:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 20:02 GMT	13 points
	This version may not be the original lyrics, but it is the more well known and more performed set of lyrics.

	whysoserious:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 21:00 GMT	4 points
	Yes these aren't the "correct", or original lyrics, but they are the lyrics of this song none the less. After all you should be happy, this song was made as a form of flattery to Judy Garland. You know what they say imitation is the highest form of flattery. Besides the people who later performed it can't just steal the original lyrics, that would be unfair, so they had to switch it up. I also like the song "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby as well as this song.

	Kat:	Dec 20th, 2008 at 23:17 GMT	3 points
	The Judy Garland version wasn't depressing, it was more reflective. Still, it is the original lyrics. At least James Taylor sang it how it was written. Also, the 'hanging' lyric just doesn't fit into the rest of the song. If you want depressing listen to that 'Christmas Shoes' song.

	cangel:	Dec 21st, 2008 at 23:33 GMT	4 points
	Love the song...who cares if the're the original lyrics!!!

	jkd:	Jan 22nd, 2009 at 21:46 GMT	3 points
	As I heard it, Frank Sinatra went back to the original lyricist (Sammy Kahn, perhaps?) and asked for more cheerful lyrics. So, they may not be the original lyrics, but they are certainly correct and legitimate.

	jkd:	Jan 22nd, 2009 at 21:50 GMT	-1 points
	@Karunya: Actually, any performer who changes the lyrics to a song without permission could be in trouble with the original copyright holder. Case in point: George Harrison - He's So Fine / My Sweet Lord.