Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane (cover)

[MrEd]

Great job Glenn.

Thanks

Mike

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by MrEd

Great job Glenn.

Thanks

Mike

Thanks Mike!

I appreciate your checking in on this! Thank you for commenting! Have a great Christmas season, Mike!

- Glenn

[Mark E]

Thank you ! Merry Christmas.

QUOTE=Glennwillow;6242949]Hi Mark,

Thanks for your response. I have copied the chords and lyrics below. I have to add spaces to keep the chord changes in the right places over the lyrics, so please forgive all the extra symbols. Let me know if this makes sense Mark.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Glenn version, key of A)

Intro:
A/C ---------E7 ----------A6 ------E
Christmas future is far away
D/F# ---------------A----------B7-----E13
Christmas past is past
F#m7------------------C#m------F#m7--Dmaj7--C#m7
Christmas present is here today
E--------------B7---------Bm7------E9
Bringing joy that may last…

Amaj7-----F#m7-Dmaj7-------E7
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Amaj7----F#m7----Bm7--E7
Let your heart be light
Amaj7-----F#m7--Bm7-----------E7------C#7--F#7--B7--E7
From now on our troubles will be out of sight

Amaj7-----F#m7-Dmaj7-------E7
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Amaj7----F#m7----Bm7--E7
Make the Yuletide gay
Amaj7------F#m7--Bm7-----------E7-------F#m7--F#m7/E--Dmaj7--C#7--C#
From now on our troubles will be miles away

Dmaj7---------------C#m7
Here we are as in olden days
---------Bm7-----------E7-----Amaj7
Happy golden days of Yore
F#m7---Dmaj7-----------G#7---C#m7
Faithful friends who are dear to us
E--------F#m7--Bm7------E--E7
Gather near to us once more

Amaj7--------F#m7----Dmaj7------E7
Through the years we all will be together
Amaj7--F#m7-----Bm7---E7
If the---fates------allow
Amaj7----F#m7-----Bm7--------------E7------------F#m7 F#m7/E Dmaj7 C#7 C#
Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow
----Dmaj7-----------Bm7----------E7-------Amaj7--C#7
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Dmaj7--------------C#m7
Here we are as in olden days
---------- Bm7----------E7---Amaj7
Happy golden days of Yore
F#m7----Dmaj7----------G#7---C#m7
Faithful friends who are dear to us
E-------F#m7---Bm7------E---E7
Gather near to us once more

Amaj7--------F#m7---Dmaj7--------E7
Through the years we all will be together
Amaj7---F#m7----Bm7 E7
If the----fates-----allow
Amaj7---F#m7--Bm7-------------------E7--------F#m7--F#m7/E--Dmaj7--C#7--C#
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
-----Dmaj7-----------Bm7----------E7--------Amaj7--Bm7--E7--Amaj7
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

Glenn[/QUOTE]

[Glennwillow]

I thought I might bump this 4-year-old thread to say Merry Christmas to everyone on the AGF for 2021! I hope you are all well, warm and dry.

- Glenn

[Pine Cone]

Beautifully done.

And yes, to all, have a very Merry Christmas!

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by Pine Cone

Beautifully done.

And yes, to all, have a very Merry Christmas!

Thank you Pine Cone!

And Merry Christmas back to you!

- Glenn

[superbitterdave]

So nice, Glenn. Simple - voice and guitar, but a lovely arrangement. Truly enjoyed it - thanks for sharing.

Happy Holidays!

Dave

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by superbitterdave

So nice, Glenn. Simple - voice and guitar, but a lovely arrangement. Truly enjoyed it - thanks for sharing.

Happy Holidays!

Dave

Thank you Dave!

It's very nice of you to check this out; I always appreciate your thoughts and comments!

Happy holidays to you, as well, Dave! I hope this is a good Christmas for you!

- Glenn

[Dave Hicks]

Good job, as always, Glenn. One of my favorites!

I'd never heard that first verse ("Christmas future") before. Given that it's a different chord progression and melody than the rest, I guess this is what was called the "verse" in old-time songwriting, and the rest is the "chorus". For many old songs, we only hear the "chorus" these days.

Anyway, I enjoyed hearing your version.

D.H.

[Glennwillow]

Originally Posted by Dave Hicks

Good job, as always, Glenn. One of my favorites!

I'd never heard that first verse ("Christmas future") before. Given that it's a different chord progression and melody than the rest, I guess this is what was called the "verse" in old-time songwriting, and the rest is the "chorus". For many old songs, we only hear the "chorus" these days.

Anyway, I enjoyed hearing your version.

D.H.

Hi Dave!

Thank you for your kind comments! I'm so glad you appreciate this song.

I used to know the name for that old fashioned intro used on this song, but I can't seem to find it in my brain anymore. Maybe somebody else knows what it's called.

I stole that intro from one done by James Taylor. I could not find any transcription of how that should be played so I played along with JT and figured out what he was doing. Here is his video:



Happy Holidays Dave! Be well!

- Glenn