It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
Take a look in the five-and-ten
Glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every store
But the prettiest sight to see
Is the holly that will be
On your own front door
A pair of Hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope for Janice and Jen
And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
Now there’s a tree in the Grand Hotel
One in the park as well
The sturdy kind that doesn’t mind the snow
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (ha, ha, ha)
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring
Is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart
A pair of Hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
Dolls that’ll talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope for Janice and Jen
And then mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again
Aah ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make them ring
Is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart
Listen to the song
Hør sangen
About the carol It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” was written by American composer and songwriter Meredith Willson in 1951. Perry Como was the first artist to record and release the song that year, with the Fontane Sisters and Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra. Bing Crosby also recorded it soon afterward. Como’s version helped establish the song as a Christmas standard. Wikipedia
The song describes the visual signs that Christmas is approaching: decorations appearing in stores, familiar seasonal displays and the excitement building around town. Rather than telling a single story, it creates a picture of a community gradually changing as the holiday draws closer. The lyrics capture the moment when ordinary surroundings begin to feel distinctly festive.
Its connection to Christmas comes from this transformation of everyday life into a holiday atmosphere. The song celebrates the anticipation that comes before Christmas Day, when decorations, music and traditions begin appearing everywhere. Perry Como’s smooth vocal style gives the recording a warm, traditional character, helping the song remain familiar across generations. Today, its title has become almost synonymous with the moment when the Christmas season begins to feel unmistakably present.
