It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - wikipedia It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2016 ) `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' Song Language English Genre Christmas Songwriter ( s ) Meredith Willson `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was originally titled `` It 's Beginning to Look Like Christmas ''. The song has been recorded by many artists, but was a hit for Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra on September 18, 1951, and released on RCA Victor as 47 - 4314 ( 45 rpm ) and 20 - 4314 ( 78 rpm ). Bing Crosby recorded a version on October 1, 1951, which was also widely played. Contents 1 Background and writing 2 In popular culture 3 Other notable versions 4 References Background and writing A popular belief in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, holds that Willson wrote the song while staying in Yarmouth 's Grand Hotel. The song makes reference to a `` tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well... '' ; the park being Frost Park, directly across the road from the Grand Hotel, which still operates in a newer building on the same site as the old hotel. It is also possible that the `` Grand Hotel '' Wilson mentions in the song was inspired by the Historic Park Inn Hotel in his hometown of Mason City, Iowa. The Park Inn Hotel is the last remaining hotel in the world designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and is situated in downtown Mason City overlooking central park. In popular culture `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' was later incorporated into the pre-Broadway version of the score of Willson 's 1963 musical Here 's Love and can be heard on that show 's original cast recording, where it is sung in counterpoint to a new melody and lyric, `` Pine Cones and Holly Berries. '' Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1961 album Christmas with The Chipmunks and 1981 album A Chipmunk Christmas. The Sesame Street character Big Bird ( performed by Caroll Spinney ) sang the song as part of medley on the 1975 album Merry Christmas from Sesame Street. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for his 1986 album Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis ; this version gained popularity after its inclusion in the 1992 film Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York. Gradually, Mathis 's recording began to receive wide radio airplay, and for the past several years this version has been a Top 10 Christmas hit. `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' is featured in the DVD version of Very Merry Christmas Songs, which is part of the Disney Sing - Along Songs franchise. The song was briefly featured in the 2003 film Duplex, in a scene showing how much Alex and Nancy had to sell in order to obtain enough money for a hired hitman. Other notable versions 2002 : America on their album Holiday Harmony 2008 : Harry Connick Jr. on his album What a Night ! A Christmas Album 2009 : Connie Talbot on her album Connie Talbot 's Holiday Magic 2009 : Andrea Bocelli along with Kenny Loggins, Olivia Newton - John and Richard Marx, on his album My Christmas 2011 : Michael Bublé on his album Christmas ( US # 96, UK # 13 ) 2016 : Laura Pausini on her album Laura Xmas 2017 : Noah Cyrus on her single References Jump up ^ Medel, Brian ( 2011 - 11 - 20 ). `` Christmas looks a lot like Yarmouth in classic tune ''. The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 07. Jump up ^ Yarmouth, N.S. Landmarks - The Old Grand Hotel, archived from the original on 2010 - 12 - 11, retrieved 2014 - 11 - 07 Michael Bublé Discography Studio albums BaBalu ( 2001 ) Dream ( 2002 ) Michael Bublé ( 2003 ) It 's Time ( 2005 ) Call Me Irresponsible ( 2007 ) Crazy Love ( 2009 ) Christmas ( 2011 ) To Be Loved ( 2013 ) Nobody but Me ( 2016 ) Live albums Come Fly with Me ( 2004 ) Caught in the Act ( 2005 ) Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden ( 2009 ) Extended plays First Dance ( 1995 ) Totally Bublé ( 2003 ) Let It Snow ( 2003 ) More ( 2005 ) With Love ( 2006 ) A Taste of Bublé ( 2008 ) Special Delivery ( 2010 ) A Holiday Gift for You ( 2010 ) Singles `` How Can You Mend a Broken Heart '' `` Kissing a Fool '' `` Sway '' `` Spider - Man Theme '' `` Feeling Good '' `` Home '' `` Save the Last Dance for Me '' `` Everything '' `` Me and Mrs. Jones '' `` Lost '' `` It Had Better Be Tonight '' `` Comin ' Home Baby '' `` Have n't Met You Yet '' `` Hold On '' `` Baby ( You 've Got What It Takes ) '' `` Cry Me a River '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Hollywood '' `` Georgia on My Mind '' `` Do n't Get Around Much Anymore '' `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' / `` Jingle Bells '' `` White Christmas '' `` Nobody but Me '' Concert tours Crazy Love Tour ( 2010 -- 12 ) To Be Loved Tour ( 2013 -- 14 ) Meredith Willson Musicals The Music Man ( 1957 ) The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( 1960 ) Here 's Love ( 1963 ) 1491 ( 1969 ) Film scores The Great Dictator ( 1940 ) The Little Foxes ( 1941 ) Compositions Music Man `` Iowa Stubborn '' `` ( Ya Got ) Trouble '' `` Seventy - six Trombones '' `` Goodnight, Ladies '' `` Shipoopi '' `` Till There Was You '' Other `` May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' `` I See the Moon '' `` Iowa Fight Song '' Related The Big Show Perry Como Albums So Smooth ( 1955 ) We Get Letters ( 1956 ) Saturday Night with Mr. C ( 1958 ) When You Come to the End of the Day ( 1958 ) Como Swings ( 1959 ) Season 's Greetings from Perry Como ( 1959 ) For the Young at Heart ( 1960 ) Sing to Me Mr. C ( 1961 ) By Request ( 1962 ) The Best of Irving Berlin 's Songs from Mr. President ( 1962 ) The Songs I Love ( 1963 ) The Scene Changes ( 1965 ) Lightly Latin ( 1966 ) Perry Como in Italy ( 1966 ) The Perry Como Christmas Album ( 1968 ) Look to Your Heart ( 1968 ) Seattle ( 1969 ) Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas ( 1970 ) It 's Impossible ( 1970 ) I Think of You ( 1971 ) And I Love You So ( 1973 ) Perry ( 1974 ) Just Out of Reach ( 1975 ) 40 Greatest Hits ( 1975 ) The Best of British ( UK and Canada ) ( 1977 ) Where You 're Concerned ( US ) ( 1978 ) Perry Como ( 1980 ) Perry Como Live on Tour ( 1981 ) So It Goes / Goodbye for Now ( 1983 ) Today ( 1987 ) Perry Como 's Christmas Concert ( 1994 ) On the Radio -- The Perry Como Shows 1943 ( 2009 ) At the Supper Club ( 2010 ) At the Supper Club Part II ( 2011 ) At the Supper Club Part III ( 2011 ) Songs `` ' A ' You 're Adorable '' `` Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate the Positive '' `` And I Love You So '' `` As Time Goes By '' `` Bali Ha'i '' `` Because '' `` Beyond Tomorrow '' `` Bibbidi - Bobbidi - Boo '' `` Blue Room '' `` A Bushel and a Peck '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` Catch a Falling Star '' `` Chi - Baba, Chi - Baba ( My Bambino Go to Sleep ) '' `` Confessin ' '' `` Days of Wine and Roses '' `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' `` Delaware '' `` Do n't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes '' `` Dream Along with Me ( I 'm on My Way to a Star ) '' `` A Dreamer 's Holiday '' `` El Cóndor Pasa '' `` Feelings '' `` Fly Me to the Moon '' `` For the Good Times '' `` Forever and Ever '' `` Forget Domani '' `` Give Me Your Hand '' `` Glendora '' `` The Gypsy in My Soul '' `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' `` He 's Got the Whole World in His Hands '' `` Hello, Young Lovers '' `` Here, There and Everywhere '' `` Home for the Holidays '' `` Hot Diggity ( Dog Ziggity Boom ) '' `` A House Is Not a Home '' `` I Do n't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore '' `` I Dream of You ( More Than You Dream I Do ) '' `` I Think I Love You '' `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' `` If ( They Made Me a King ) '' `` It 's Been a Long, Long Time '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' `` Kewpie Doll '' `` The Lord 's Prayer '' `` Magic Moments '' `` Mandolins in the Moonlight '' `` Maria '' `` Moon River '' `` More '' `` No Other Love '' `` Papa Loves Mambo '' `` Prisoner of Love '' `` Round and Round '' `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' `` Seattle '' `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' `` Some Enchanted Evening '' `` Somos Novios ( It 's Impossible ) '' `` The Songs I Love '' `` Stop ! And Think It Over '' `` Surrender '' `` Till the End of Time '' `` Unchained Melody '' `` Wanted '' `` The Way You Look Tonight '' `` What 'll I Do '' `` When You and I Were Young, Maggie '' `` Young at Heart '' Related Perry Como discography Perry Como television and radio shows Beat the Band The Chesterfield Supper Club List of songs recorded by Perry Como Goodman Ace Mitchell Ayres Ray Charles Frank Gallop Nick Perito Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=It%27s_Beginning_to_Look_a_Lot_Like_Christmas&oldid=824416218 '' Categories : 1951 songs American Christmas songs Andrea Bocelli songs Bing Crosby songs Johnny Mathis songs Kenny Loggins songs Olivia Newton - John songs Perry Como songs Richard Marx songs Songs written by Meredith Willson Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Simple English Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 7 February 2018, at 05 : 22. 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Question: when was it's beginning to look a lot like christmas written
Answer: in 1951