‘A Merry Little Christmas’: Songwriter Hugh Martin Dies at 96 Posted byadmin March 29, 2011 It’s Christmas Eve, 1903, in St. Louis, and some members of the Smith family are anguished about leaving their home for Mr. Smith’s new job in New York City. The six-year-old, Tootie Related posts: Box Office Weekend: A Christmas Carol Wins And Loses Nicaragua: Where Every Day is Christmas Kmart’s Christmas in July: Inspiration or Desperation? Italian Town Dreams of a White (No Foreigners) Christmas Kanye West could be Leno’s new Hugh Grant