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美國鄉村樂紅星［瑪蒂娜麥布萊］＆一代傳奇藝人［茱蒂．迦倫］的交集──鄉村／傳統流行／聖誕歌曲──［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 far 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

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

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

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

１９９８年９月底, ３２歲的美國鄉村樂紅星瑪蒂娜麥布萊（Martina McBride）發行第五張錄音室大碟／首張聖誕專輯［White Christmas］（RCA出版）

製作人除瑪蒂娜外, 尚包括Rob Christie, Patrick Williams, Paul Worley, 將眾多聖誕明曲改編成融合鄉村,傳統流行與輕爵士的曲風, 樂評中上

大碟登上Billboard專輯榜＃６４　副榜－－鄉村專輯榜＃９　節慶專輯榜＃６

２００７再版, 增錄數首新歌,

２０１３年重新發行, 並改名［The Classic Christmas Album］──上Billboard專輯榜＃１２７　副榜－－鄉村專輯榜＃２７

由於每年持續銷售, 至今已取得雙白金唱片（２００萬張）

加拿大也取得金唱片（５萬張）

大碟陸續發行多首宣傳單曲

１９９９年, 瑪蒂娜推出第二主打［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas／讓自己過個美好聖誕］

此曲作者為Hugh Martin（曲）＆Ralph Blane（詞）

一代傳奇藝人茱蒂．迦倫（Judy Garland）在１９４４年米高梅歌舞片〔Meet Me in St. Louis／聖路易相逢〕介紹給世人

瑪蒂娜版被製作成一首融合鄉村, 傳統流行的聖誕抒情曲

在悠緩的樂聲中, 麥布萊的詮釋賦予其冬日溫馨之感

１９９９年,［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas］登上Billboard副榜－－鄉村歌曲榜＃５４

２０００年, 再打入鄉村歌曲榜＃５３

２０００年, 再打入鄉村歌曲榜＃５９

成為瑪蒂娜最具代表性的耶誕歌曲之一

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANAXgA-7iX4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwirLqxn7VU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW4EkhOD88g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGpgii91TjM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLri2JVrCdM