Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
All vocals & instruments by Alberto Bravin
Engineered & mixed by Alberto Bravin
Written by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Filmed at Urban Recording Studios, Trieste, Italy by Massimiliano Cernecca in autumn 2025
Big Big Train lead vocalist Alberto Bravin has today released a cover of the seasonal classic ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ and made it exclusively available via YouTube.
Originally recorded by Judy Garland for the 1944 Christmas musical film Meet Me In St. Louis, the song has since been covered by a variety of artists, most famously Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Christina Aguilera and Sam Smith. Bravin recorded his version of the song at his “The Green House” studio in his home city of Trieste in north eastern Italy during the autumn this year, performing all the instruments himself.
Alberto Bravin says: “I’ve loved classic Christmas songs since my childhood and in particular I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’. Once we had finalised everything for the forthcoming Big Big Train album ‘Woodcut’, to clear my head a bit I thought it would be nice to go into Urban and see if I could put my own spin on the song.
“I allowed the influence of some of my favourite bands to shine through and ultimately couldn’t resist making my version a little bit proggy of course. I wanted to release ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ simply as a gift to our fans to thank them for all their support this year.”
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Big Big Train will issue their next studio album ‘Woodcut’ via InsideOutMusic on 6th February 2026 and will be touring the UK and Europe in September/October 2026. The band have released two singles from ‘Woodcut’ this year, both with videos created by Crystal Spotlight.
Watch ‘The Sharpest Blade’ here: youtu.be/kvkJYEumeso
Watch ‘The Artist’ here: youtu.be/lu2Xm2gMMWY
Big Big Train also recently launched The Artist’s Workshop, a special site dedicated to all things ‘Woodcut’ where fans can explore and unlock hidden content. Head here to explore: woodcut.bigbigtrain.com
BIG BIG TRAIN – THE WOODCUT & OTHER STORIES TOUR
Friday 25th September The Stables, Milton Keynes, UK
Saturday 26th September The Asylum, Birmingham, UK
Sunday 27th September Komedia, Bath, UK
Monday 28th September The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, UK
Wednesday 30th September The Spirit Of 66, Verviers, Belgium
Thursday 1st October Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Friday 2nd October Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Saturday 3rd October De Pul, Uden, Netherlands
Sunday 4th October TBA, France
Tuesday 6th October La Sala, Madrid, Spain
Wednesday 7th October Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
Friday 9th October Teatro Astra, Schio, Italy
Saturday 10th October Phenomenon, Fontaneto d’Agogna, Italy
Sunday 11th October Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
Tuesday 13th October RNCM Theatre, Manchester, UK
Wednesday 14th October Playhouse, Whitley Bay, UK
Thursday 15th October Slay, Glasgow, UK
Saturday 17th October O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
All vocals & instruments by Alberto Bravin
Engineered & mixed by Alberto Bravin
Written by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Filmed at Urban Recording Studios, Trieste, Italy by Massimiliano Cernecca in autumn 2025
Big Big Train lead vocalist Alberto Bravin has today released a cover of the seasonal classic ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ and made it exclusively available via YouTube.
Originally recorded by Judy Garland for the 1944 Christmas musical film Meet Me In St. Louis, the song has since been covered by a variety of artists, most famously Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Christina Aguilera and Sam Smith. Bravin recorded his version of the song at his “The Green House” studio in his home city of Trieste in north eastern Italy during the autumn this year, performing all the instruments himself.
Alberto Bravin says: “I’ve loved classic Christmas songs since my childhood and in particular I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’. Once we had finalised everything for the forthcoming Big Big Train album ‘Woodcut’, to clear my head a bit I thought it would be nice to go into Urban and see if I could put my own spin on the song.
“I allowed the influence of some of my favourite bands to shine through and ultimately couldn’t resist making my version a little bit proggy of course. I wanted to release ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ simply as a gift to our fans to thank them for all their support this year.”
***
Big Big Train will issue their next studio album ‘Woodcut’ via InsideOutMusic on 6th February 2026 and will be touring the UK and Europe in September/October 2026. The band have released two singles from ‘Woodcut’ this year, both with videos created by Crystal Spotlight.
Watch ‘The Sharpest Blade’ here: youtu.be/kvkJYEumeso
Watch ‘The Artist’ here: youtu.be/lu2Xm2gMMWY
Big Big Train also recently launched The Artist’s Workshop, a special site dedicated to all things ‘Woodcut’ where fans can explore and unlock hidden content. Head here to explore: woodcut.bigbigtrain.com
BIG BIG TRAIN – THE WOODCUT & OTHER STORIES TOUR
Friday 25th September The Stables, Milton Keynes, UK
Saturday 26th September The Asylum, Birmingham, UK
Sunday 27th September Komedia, Bath, UK
Monday 28th September The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, UK
Wednesday 30th September The Spirit Of 66, Verviers, Belgium
Thursday 1st October Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Friday 2nd October Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Saturday 3rd October De Pul, Uden, Netherlands
Sunday 4th October TBA, France
Tuesday 6th October La Sala, Madrid, Spain
Wednesday 7th October Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
Friday 9th October Teatro Astra, Schio, Italy
Saturday 10th October Phenomenon, Fontaneto d’Agogna, Italy
Sunday 11th October Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
Tuesday 13th October RNCM Theatre, Manchester, UK
Wednesday 14th October Playhouse, Whitley Bay, UK
Thursday 15th October Slay, Glasgow, UK
Saturday 17th October O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
