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  1. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by American composers #HughMartin and #RalphBlane for the #MGM musical #MeetMeInStLouis (1944), in which it was sung by #JudyGarland. It has since been covered by many other artists, including #FrankSinatra.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lfl5CP0NfzA

  2. "The Trolley Song" is a song by #JudyGarland from the 1944 film #MeetMeInStLouis. Its lyrics were written by #RalphBlane with composition from #HughMartin. "The Trolley Song" was nominated for #BestOriginalSong at the 1945 #AcademyAwards but lost to "Swinging on a Star" from #GoingMyWay. The song has been used in #WaltDisneyWorld's #MagicKingdom theme park in #Florida as one of the core soundtrack numbers for the dance performances during the Main Street Trolley Show.
    youtube.com/watch?v=oawnj3-1Zpg

  3. On the 6th of October 1963: #BarbraStreisand appears on "The #JudyGarland Show".

  4. "We're Off to See the Wizard" is one of the classic songs from the #AcademyAward-winning 1939 film #TheWizardOfOz. Composer #HaroldArlen described it, along with "The Merry Old Land of Oz" and "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead", as one of the "lemon drop" songs of the film. The lyrics are by #EYYipHarburg. The melody's first appearance begins with the #Munchkins reciting and #JudyGarland echoing "Follow the #YellowBrickRoad".
    youtube.com/watch?v=3ib5F4I8d9E

  5. 72 years ago today, "A Star Is Born" premiered at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

    As you know, my website is photography focused - but a few hidden pages of easter egg content include a page about this movie that I had originally made in 1997 for my first website. It has information about the story, the stars, the director, and some quotes from the movie with sound clips.

    norbertwoehnl.com/3mtpzv4znoc2n

    #classicmovies #astarisborn #judygarland #jamesmason

  6. On 24 September 1955: "The #JudyGarland Special" kicks off the anthology performance series "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS-TV.

  7. "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" is a song in the 1939 film #TheWizardOfOz. It is the centerpiece of several individual songs in an extended set-piece performed by the #Munchkins, #Glinda ( #BillieBurke) and #DorothyGale ( #JudyGarland) highlighted by a chorus of Munchkin girls (the Lullaby League) and one of Munchkin boys (the Lollipop Guild), it was also sung by studio singers as well as by sung by the Winkie soldiers. It was composed by #HaroldArlen.
    youtube.com/watch?v=PC8Ke3eRv3w

  8. "Dear Old Donegal" is an Irish- #American song popularised by American singer #BingCrosby and written by Steve Graham. The song has an 'upbeat' rhythm and is meant to be the words of an Irishman returning to his native #CountyDonegal after becoming successful in the United States. Dear Old Donegal was also performed by #JudyGarland, #ZinaBethune, and #VicDamone as part of the All-Purpose Holiday Medley on #TheJudyGarlandShow in 1963.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Pu-rWOx4rbA

  9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song written in 1943 by American composers #HughMartin and #RalphBlane for the #MGM musical #MeetMeInStLouis (1944), in which it was sung by #JudyGarland. It has since been covered by many other artists, including #FrankSinatra.
    youtube.com/watch?v=-tJtsKngXJU

  10. "We're Off to See the Wizard" is one of the classic songs from the Academy Award-winning 1939 film #TheWizardOfOz. Composer #HaroldArlen described it, along with "The Merry Old Land of Oz" and "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead", as one of the "lemon drop" songs of the film. The lyrics are by #EYYipHarburg. The melody's first appearance begins with the #Munchkins reciting and #JudyGarland echoing "Follow the #YellowBrickRoad".
    youtube.com/watch?v=1r5fxnH9gP4

  11. On Aug 17, 1939: Musical film "The Wizard of Oz," starring #JudyGarland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, and Margaret Hamilton, opens at Loew's Capitol Theatre, NYC.

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