History of “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”
The song was written by Meredith Wilson. He apparently wrote the song in the Grand Hotel in 1950 or 1951. When it was written the stores were putting out there Christmas items. One verse of the song was based off of Hop along Cassidy. Five people used the song in different ways. Johnny Mathis recorded it and used it for his second Christmas album. “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” the one by Johnny Mathis is used in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Perry Como, Michael Buble, and Johnny Mathis rewrote the song but kept most of the words and used them mostly on Christmas albums or in movies.
The song was written by Meredith Wilson. He apparently wrote the song in the Grand Hotel in 1950 or 1951. When it was written the stores were putting out there Christmas items. One verse of the song was based off of Hop along Cassidy. Five people used the song in different ways. Johnny Mathis recorded it and used it for his second Christmas album. “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” the one by Johnny Mathis is used in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Perry Como, Michael Buble, and Johnny Mathis rewrote the song but kept most of the words and used them mostly on Christmas albums or in movies.