Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas


(extract from cover of the Sam Smith single; amazon.com)

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Very popular Christmas song.
Memorable melody and catchy chord progression.
Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane in 1943.
Introduced by Judy Garland in the movie Meet Me in St Louis (1944).
Note the evolution of orchestration, reharmonization and arrangement style over the years.
Circle of fifths harmony provides many opportunities for reharmonization and lush orchestration.
Wikipedia entry here.