聖誕佳節愉快

＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊

美國選秀歌手［凱薩琳麥菲］──傳統流行／爵士／聖誕抒情曲──［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

２０１０年１０月，２６歲半的電視選秀節目《美國偶像》第五季亞軍凱薩琳麥菲（Katharine McPhee）推出第三張錄音室大碟──也是其首張聖誕專輯［Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You／聖誕節是說我愛你的時候］（Verve／Forecast唱片發行）

由Allen Sides, Steven Miller製作，走老派傳統流行／爵士節慶風格，樂評良好．

［Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You］登上美國告示牌季節性副榜──節慶專輯榜＃１１．

首支單曲翻唱經典名曲［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）

１９４４年１１月的米高梅歌舞片〔Meet Me in St. Louis／聖路易相逢〕由一代傳奇藝人茱蒂．迦倫（Judy Garland）介紹給世人

麥菲版被製作成一首傳統流行／爵士／聖誕抒情曲，並請美國小號手克里斯博蒂（Chris Botti）擔任特色伴奏

在優美的弦樂與鋼琴聲中，凱薩琳以她優美的嗓音放鬆地詮釋，溫柔動人．

博蒂的小號吹奏也慵懶迷人．

［Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas］登上Billboard副榜──成人當代榜＃１６

這是麥菲的聖誕佳作之一．

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymSK57W0WEE

TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu_02I0lof0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iXM2bPAgnU