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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Balne, and originally sung by Judy Garland. It was covered by the Mountain Goats for the A.V. Club's "Holiday Undercover" series.

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

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Keep the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away

Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more

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

Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more

Through the years we all will be together
(In the grave, that's where we'll all actually be together, is in the grave)
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

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