It turns out, she helped this melancholy Christmas tune stay on the right side of the Christmas spirit. In the 1944 film, Garland ... merry little Christmas; it may be your last. Next year, we ...

The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is ... but Tom Drake — who played Garland’s love interest — convinced him not to scrap it. “He said, 'You stupid son of a bitch!