Relive Sam Smith's amazing performance of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' 🎄

Their performance is amazing

Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 21st Dec 2020
Last updated 21st Dec 2020

Every week this month we've been joined by some of the biggest names around who have done some amazing exclusive performances for us. We started off with Ella Henderson, who covered Wham!'s classic festive throwback, 'Last Christmas', as well as her recent 'Dream On Me'.

Next, we were joined by Jess Glynne performing her new Christmas song, 'This Christmas' originally released by Donny Hathaway. Jess followed up her new song with 'Thursday' which was penned by Ed Sheeran along with Jess and Steve Mac.

It was then time for the fantastic Sam Smith to join us on Hits Radio. Continuing with the Christmas spirit, Sam performed 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' and 'Stay With Me' and you can watch their full performance below.

Wow, what a performance!

Sam admitted that they don't "love Christmas songs", however they gave an amazing performance of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'. Revealing it's possibly the first time ever that they've performed this song, Sam explained, "My first memory of it was Judy Garland singing this in Meet Me in St Louis, which is one of the most beautiful scenes, and I like sad Christmas songs.

"I know I'm a bit depressing, but this for me is melancholy and captures the mood, that lonely mood at Christmas that I know some of us feel."

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Now take a look at Christmas hits in order of greatness...

Now test your knowledge with our Christmas song lyric quiz:

Lyrics...

Guess the song from these lyrics, and then scroll down for the answers:


1) "This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special."


2) "Let the Christmas spirit ring, later we'll have some pumpkin pie."


3) "Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day."


4) "You know that sweet Santa Clause is on the way."


5) "Feed the world."


6) "I've got 5 more nights until you're next to me, 4 more days of being lonely."


7) "So this is Xmas and what have you done."


8) "Look to the future now, It's only just begun."


9) "You were handsome, you were pretty, Queen of New York City."


10) "Eat, drink and be merry, come along with me."


11) "Baby if you've got to go away, don't think I could take the pain."


12) "Soon the bells will start and the thing that'll make 'em ring is the carol that you sing."


13) "I sing this song to pass the time away, driving in my car."


14) "Snow is falling all around me."

1) Wham! - 'Last Christmas'


2) Brenda Lee - 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree'


3) Mariah Carey - 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'


4) Wizzard - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'


5) Band Aid 30 - 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'


6) Leona Lewis - 'One More Sleep'


7) John Lennon and Yoko Ono - 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'


8) Slade - 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'


9) The Pogues - 'Fairytale of New York''


10) Elton John - 'Step Into Christmas'


11) East 17 - 'Stay Another Day'


12) Michael Bublé - 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'


13) Chris Rea - 'Driving Home For Christmas'


14) Shakin' Stevens - 'Merry Christmas Everyone'


Read more:

Watch Jess Glynne perform 'This Christmas'

Watch Ella Henderson perform Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'

Things you'll only understand if your birthday is around Christmas

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