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These are the original lyrics to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" which were rewritten because 22 year old Judy Garland refused to sing them. She said people would commit suicide if she sings this in the movie. The songwriter angrily rewrote the lyrics but couldn't bring himself to apologize to her for making a scene until years later.
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
The most popular musical during WWII. Every frame is a work of art. Exquisite reminder of why Vincent Minnelli was one of our country's greatest directors. This movie was played all over the front for American soldiers. A reminder of Americana and what our brave soldiers were fighting for.
The original lyrics would have ruined the movie.
The movie itself was an odd mixture of ghoulish humor and light hearted depth. When the little girls put a dummy on the trolley tracks causing the train to derail threatening the lives of dozens of people. The fear of the youngest daughter walking through eerily lite streets that resulted in a handful of thrown flour. The scene when the lights are being put out building sexual tension that never happened but left the audience strangely satisfied. And the total lack of any story, just a slice of life that follows a family for a few months. I can only imagine what the producers thought they were looking at when they were given the script. What the hell is this?
I don't blame Judy for refusing to sing it