Lyrics
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Wish someone to experience a joyful Christmas
Let your heart be light
Encourage a light-hearted and happy attitude
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Express optimism that future difficulties will disappear
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Reiterate the wish for a merry Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
Suggest making the Christmas season joyful and festive
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Reaffirm the belief that troubles will be far away
Here we are as in olden days
Acknowledge the current time as reminiscent of the past
Happy golden days of Yore
Refer to the happy and prosperous days of old
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Celebrate the presence of cherished and loyal friends
gather near to us once more
Express the desire for friends to gather close once again
Through the years we all will be together
Anticipate being together with loved ones throughout the years
If the fates allow
Express a conditional hope that circumstances permit unity
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
Suggest adorning a tree with a bright star as a symbol of hope
and have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Reiterate the wish for a merry Christmas in the present
Through the years we all will be together
Repeat the anticipation of being together in the future
If the fates allow
Reiterate the conditional hope for continued togetherness
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
Reemphasize the symbolic act of placing a star on the tree
and have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Conclude with a final wish for a joyful Christmas in the present
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