What 1944 musical starring Judy Garland includes the song 'The Trolley Song'?

The 1944 musical starring Judy Garland that includes “The Trolley Song” is Meet Me in St. Louis.

Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Technicolor, the film follows the Smith family through four seasons in St. Louis from 1903 to 1904. Its story builds toward the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the world’s fair scheduled to open in the city. Garland plays Esther Smith, whose family life, romances, celebrations, and anxieties provide the film’s emotional center.

“The Trolley Song” was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane specifically for the movie. Garland’s performance became one of her signature musical numbers, and the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. The film also introduced audiences to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “The Boy Next Door.”

Viewers sometimes confuse this title with The Wizard of Oz because both feature Garland, but that fantasy film was released in 1939. Easter Parade was another Garland musical, arriving in 1948. Meet Me in St. Louis was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1994.