Instructions: Given a passage and a question, find the answer to the question based on the passage. The answer should consist of only one word that lies in the span of only one of the sentences in the passage.
Input: Paragraph: '' 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 .
Question: when was it's beginning to look alot like christmas written

Output:
1951