Have_yourself_a_merry_little_christmas ◎

"Faithful friends who were dear to us, will be near to us no more." [10]

: Whether it’s 1944 or 2026, the sentiment of gathering "faithful friends who are dear to us" remains the heart of the season [7, 10]. Making Your Own "Merry Little Christmas" have_yourself_a_merry_little_christmas

: It admits that sometimes we just have to "muddle through somehow" [10, 16]. "Faithful friends who were dear to us, will

Thankfully, Judy Garland —who sang it to her young co-star Margaret O'Brien—refused to sing such "lugubrious" lines, fearing she’d look like a monster [9, 28]. The writers eventually softened the blow, giving us the version that acknowledges our troubles might be "out of sight" but aren't necessarily gone [16, 29]. have_yourself_a_merry_little_christmas

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About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

2 Replies to “FREE Access to the Great Migration Databases on AmericanAncestors.org – July 1-8, 2015”

  1. Hello, Have been trying to utilize this free access to the Great Migration Database. Cannot find any info on guest membership. Nothing to click on or follow on the NEHGS Website.???

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