1951

There’s a tree in the house as well, that used to look really swell, but playful cats and baubles just don’t go! Yes, it is indeed beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s Christmas Eve!

Originally titled ‘It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas’, this was written by Meredith Willson, better known for the Broadway hit The Music Man. The song was originally a big hit for Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters, reaching number twelve on the US chart, although Bing Crosby also released a version in the same year that was widely popular.

Over the decades it has been recorded by countless artists including Johnny Mathis, America, Harry Connick Jr, Michael Bublé and even Big Bird from Sesame Street!