Garland’s voice is rich and beautiful, and similar to Sinatra’s voice in the above song, wistful and burdened by hardships. Louis, this is how it originally sounded. This is what (in my opinion) the song should sound like, because as it was originally performed in Meet Me in St. I like this version best out of all others I have heard for the same reason as above-it best captures the mood of the song-and also because this is the original recording, and thus the original mood. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Judy Garland ” But my favorite note has to be on the final “bad”-a note I couldn’t see anyone else thinking to hit in this song. Yet she, like Vandross and Hathaway, knows when to draw back, as with “When the dog bites. When Streisand hits “Girls in white dresses” all rules are gone she is simply singing and making the song what she thinks it should be, traditional melody be damned. Streisand’s voice is marvelously clear, deep, and full from the very first word, and she changes many of the notes in the melody to create a rather minor-sounding song (see the words “moon” and “things” at the end of the first verse). Her rendition of “My Favorite Things” is my all-time favorite one because it’s so different than all the others: dramatic, somber, and mysterious. I’m not a huge fan of Streisand as a singer, only because I think she sounds too breathy sometimes-except in this song. Hathaway knew just when to hold back and when to open up, and it shows in this song, especially in the last chorus when he hits a high note on “Christmas.” The piano solo in the bridge is also a wonderful auditory treat. The opening horn riff identifies the song right away, and Hathaway’s voice is characteristically smooth and blues-y, dancing along flexibly with the music, filled with just the right amount of vibrato and hitting the high notes in the chorus with ease.
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