Whitney Houston

Released: November 18, 2003

Songwriter: Ralph Blane Hugh Martin

Producer: Mervyn Warren

[Intro]
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on
Our troubles will be out of sight (my Lord)

[Pre-Chorus]
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on
Our troubles will be miles away

[Chorus 1]
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

[Chorus 2]
Through the years
We all will be together
If the Fates allow (allow)
Hang a shining star
Upon the highest bough
And have yourself
A merry little Christmas right now

[Bridge]
(Have yourself a)
Have yourself a
(Merry little Christmas)
A merry little Christmas
(Have yourself a)
Oh
(Merry Christmas now)

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]
Through the years
We all will be together
If the Fates allow (allow)
Hang a shining star
Upon the highest bough ooh ooh
And have yourself
Let your heart be light
Ooh have yourself
Put your troubles out of sight
Ooh just have yourself
A merry little Christmas now

[Outro]
(Have yourself a merry little Christmas)
(Have yourself a merry Christmas now)
Have yourself a merry, merry Christmas
(Have yourself a merry little Christmas)
Have merry, merry, merry, merry, merry ooh
(Have yourself a merry Christmas now)
A merry little Christmas
(Have yourself)
Have yourself a merry little
(Have yourself a merry little Christmas)
(Have yourself)
Have yourself
(Have yourself a merry Christmas now)
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Ooh ooh

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church. She was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

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