It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a classic Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson while staying at the Grand Hotel, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. 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 hotel still located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The song was originally titled "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas". The song has been recorded by many artists, but was a hit by Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters with Michell Ayres & his Orchestra on September 10, 1951 and released on RCA Victor 47-4314(45rpm) / 20-4314(78rpm). Bing Crosby recorded a version on October 1, 1951 which was also widely played.

In 1986, Johnny Mathis recorded the song for his album "Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis"; this version gained popularity after its inclusion in the 1992 film "". Gradually, Mathis' recording began to receive wide radio airplay, and for the past several years this version has been a Top 10 Christmas hit.