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 your 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 that are dear to us will be near to us once more through the years we ll always be together if the fates allow until then we ll have to muddle through somehow here we are as in olden days happy golden days of yore faithful friends that are dear to us will be near to us once more through the years we ll always be together if the fates allow hang a shining star upon the highest bough and have yourself a merry little christmas have yourself a merry little christmas now