Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Embracing Hope: Toni Braxton's Message of Joy in 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'
Lyrics
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Wishing someone to experience a joyful Christmas
Let your heart be light
Encouraging a light-hearted and carefree attitude
Next year, our troubles will be out of sight
Anticipating that troubles will be resolved in the coming year
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Reiterating the wish for a joyful Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
Expressing a desire for a festive and cheerful holiday season
Next year, our troubles will be miles away
Believing that troubles will be far away in the next year
Once again as in olden days
Reflecting on past times, possibly nostalgic
Happy golden days of yore
Recalling happy and prosperous days of the past
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Valuing and appreciating friends who are loyal and cherished
Will be near to us once more
Expecting close friends to be with us again
Some day we all will be together
Expressing a hope for a future time when everyone will be united
If the fates allow
Contingent upon destiny, a wish for a collective reunion
Until then we'll have to make it through somehow
Acknowledging the need to persevere until the desired future comes
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Reiterating the wish for a merry Christmas in the present
Here we are as in olden days
Revisiting the past, possibly for a sense of comfort or familiarity
Happy golden days of yore
Recalling happy and prosperous days from times gone by
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Reiterating the importance of dear and faithful friends
Will be near to us once more
Expecting the return of close friends to our lives
Some day we all will be together
Expressing the hope for a future reunion of everyone
If the fates allow
Contingent upon fate, a wish for a collective reunion
Until then we'll have to make it through somehow
Emphasizing the need to persevere until the desired future arrives
So have yourself a merry little Christmas
Reiterating the wish for a merry Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Finalizing the present wish for a joyful Christmas
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