1. Judy Garland, ''Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'' (1944 soundtrack version)
If you think this is a cheerful song, you (a) have been listening to the wrong versions and (b) must have missed our article on the history of this perennial. (Get up to speed here.) The ballad was penned for a particularly sad scene in Meet Me in St. Louis where Judy Garland tries to convince her tearful little sister Margaret O'Brien that it's okay they're about to move away from their beloved home and friends. Of course, Garland does such a poor job of uplift here that the musical number ends with O'Brien running off and destroying a snowman. That's our kind of sacrilege!
Photo Gallery
Bah, Humbug: The 100 Greatest Down-and-Out-on- Christmas Songs
Had enough of traditional holiday cheer? OK, Little Bummer Boy, here's our gift to you: A playlist of holiday jeer, featuring Prince's ''Another Lonely Christmas,'' William S. Burroughs' ''A Junkie's Christmas,'' and more cool lumps of audio coal
| Dec 12, 2008
Chris Willman
Chris Willman is a senior music writer for Entertainment Weekly
Bah, Humbug: The 100 Greatest Down-and-Out-on- Christmas Songs
Everett Collection
Back to Item
|Next Item
Add Your Comments
The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment.
If you see inappropriate language,
e-mail us.
You must have javascript enabled to submit a comment.
Latest Photo Galleries
28 TV castmates who click
24 TV characters who turn you off
20 scariest movies of all time
Advertisement
