Have Yourself a Merry AC Christmas

Continuing my unpleasant tradition of the past four Yuletides (the Grinch made me do it!), I’m sorry to say that I’ve once again butchered a well-know and beloved Christmas classic. Apologies to the memories of composers Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane.

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis (original lyrics in brackets):

Have yourself a merry AC Christmas

[Have yourself a merry little Christmas]

Let your ducts be tight

[Let your heart be light]

From now on your service calls all will be at night

[From now on your troubles will be out of sight]

Have yourself a merry AC Christmas

[Have yourself a merry little Christmas]

Make the clients pay

[Make the Yuletide gay]

Be sure the Freon you do accurately weigh

[From now on your troubles will be miles away]

Here we are as in summer days

[Here we are as in olden days]

Happy warmer days before

[Happy golden days of yore]

Service customers who need us

[Faithful friends who are dear to us]

Now reach out to us once more

[Gather near to us once more]

Hard we work now before the fair weather

[Through the years we all will be together]

Using our know-how

[If the fates allow}

That all is well in the air-conditioned space

[Hang a shining star upon the highest place]

So have yourself a merry AC Christmas

[So have yourself a merry little Christmas]

Have yourself a merry AC Christmas

[Have yourself a merry little Christmas]

So have yourself a merry AC Christmas.

[So have yourself a merry little Christmas]

My lyrics are whimsical, but my wishes to you and yours for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year are most sincere!