Lyrics
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Expressing a wish for a joyful Christmas
Let your heart be light
Encouraging a light-hearted and joyful attitude
Next year, all our troubles will be out of sight
Optimistic anticipation for a future with fewer troubles
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Reiteration of the wish for a merry Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
Encouraging a festive and lively holiday season
Next year, all our troubles will be miles away
Hopeful expectation that troubles will be distant in the future
Once again as in olden days
Nostalgic reference to past times
Happy golden days of yore
Recalling happy and prosperous days of the past
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Expressing the value of loyal and cherished friends
Will be near to us once more
Anticipation of reuniting with dear friends
Someday soon, we all will be together
Expressing hope for a future reunion
If the fates allow
Conditional expression of being together if fate allows
Until then, we'll have to muddle though somehow
Acknowledging the need to navigate through challenges until the reunion
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Reiteration of the wish for a merry Christmas with the current circumstances
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Repeating the desire for a joyful Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
Encouraging a festive and lively holiday season (repeated)
Next year, all our troubles will be miles away
Hopeful expectation that troubles will be distant in the future (repeated)
Once again as in olden days
Nostalgic reference to past times (repeated)
Happy golden days of yore
Recalling happy and prosperous days of the past (repeated)
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Expressing the value of loyal and cherished friends (repeated)
Will be near to us once more
Anticipation of reuniting with dear friends (repeated)
Someday soon, we all will be together
Expressing hope for a future reunion (repeated)
If the fates allow
Conditional expression of being together if fate allows (repeated)
So hang a shinin' star upon the highest bough
Adding a festive touch by suggesting the hanging of a shining star
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Reiterating the wish for a merry Christmas with the current circumstances
Have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Final expression of the wish for a joyful Christmas
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