聖誕已近, 今年好萊塢推出由芮妮齊薇格（Renée Zellweger）主演的傳奇藝人茱蒂迦倫（Judy Garland）傳記電影［Judy］, 為奧斯卡女主角大熱門, 加上個人蠻喜歡她最著名的耶誕歌曲［Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas］（2013.12.25已介紹）

http://classic-blog.udn.com/OrientExpress/10125900

今年就來介紹此曲的眾多版本

美國鄉村樂小天后［黎安萊姆絲］＆傳奇藝人［茱蒂迦倫］的交集──爵士鄉村風聖誕曲──［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas／讓自己過個美好聖誕］

 

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

Make 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

So hang a shining star upon the highest bough

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

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

Make 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

So hang a shining star upon the highest bough

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

 

２００４年１０月, ２２歲的美國鄉村樂小天后黎安萊姆絲（LeAnn Rimes）推出第六張錄音室大碟──也是其首張聖誕專輯［What a Wonderful World］（Asylum-Curb出版）

由黎安,Peter Amato, Gregg Pagani製作, 以融合爵士與鄉村樂風的聖誕歌曲為主, 樂評不差

萊姆絲也共同創作三首歌曲

［What a Wonderful World］登上Billboard專輯榜＃８１

副榜－鄉村專輯榜＃１３, 節日專輯榜＃３

前兩首主打［O Holy Night／聖善夜］［Rockin Around the Christmas Tree］［A Different Kind of Christmas］於２００４年發行

 

２００５年末, 唱片公司推出第四宣傳主打［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas／讓自己過個美好聖誕］

這是一代傳奇藝人茱蒂．迦倫（Judy Garland）的耶誕名曲

於１９４４年米高梅歌舞片〔Meet Me in St. Louis／聖路易相逢〕介紹給世人

作者為Hugh Martin（曲）＆Ralph Blane（詞）

黎安版是首爵士＋鄉村樂風的聖誕歌曲

在慵懶的柔美樂聲中,  萊姆絲輕輕吟唱

［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas］打入Billboard副榜──鄉村榜＃６０

雖在黎安金曲中名氣不大

但卻是［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas］眾多演繹中頗具特色的版本

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWK7qUPS5k

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRm6cF5gYCQ

 

live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsp0vgGUxqg

 

"What A Wonderful World," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree," and "O Holy Night"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP_eA_BYq98