Dec 23, 2009

Bossy’s Ear Worm

Welcome to Bossy’s Ear Worm, which features songs currently in Bossy’s headphones. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

Frank Sinatra, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.

This is one of Bossy’s favorite Christmas carols, performed by her favorite Christmas crooner, Frank Sinatra. Sister Mercy, Bossy and her family, when Bossy was growing up, wore the grooves off this record. It wasn’t the holidays without it.

This song was originally written at the tale end of World War ll for Judy Garland’s Meet Me In St. Louis, and sported much more dire lyrics in keeping with the movie’s plot, in which the father of a family wants to move his family to New York City away from their beloved hometown of St. Louis and all of their friends and family, “Have yourself a merry little Christmas, it may be your last, Next year we may all be living in the past…”

Although the words were cleaned up and the song is mostly about togetherness, it still strangely and perfectly captures the feeling of spending the holidays away from those most dear to you. And it just sends Bossy.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight

Through the years
We all will be together
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now

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5 comments

1. 1
   on December 24th, 2009 at 3:27 am
   Maggie said:

   I am partial to the Judy Garland rendition. It is my very favorite Christmas song, so I love all versions of it.


2. 2
   on December 24th, 2009 at 9:36 am
   Brittany said:

   anything by Frank is amazing. I have a picture of him (and James Dean) on my wall so that they are the first things I see when I wake up. I was so born in the wrong decade.


3. 3
   on December 24th, 2009 at 10:26 am
   Jamie said:

   I have been listening to this Sinatra CD for two weeks…LOVE it. My favorite is the Christmas Waltz.


4. 4
   on December 25th, 2009 at 12:09 am
   alwyn said:

   Yeah. Been listening to this one A LOT. Good call.


5. 5
   on January 2nd, 2010 at 1:29 am
   Liz said:

   I couldn’t agree more. I don’t have this particular album, but I have the “Rat Pack” album – a mix of Frank, Bing, & Dino’s best… and I practically wear it out every year.