"It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas" genre: Christmas
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	Instrumental by Steve W. Smith. Meredith Willson, composer of "The Music Man," a smash Broadway hit in 1957, also composed this song in 1951.
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	Story Behind the Song Everyone knows Meredith Willson as the composer of "The Music Man," a smash Broadway hit in 1957. Before that, however, he had already achieved two of his biggest musical successes. One was in connection with Tallulah Bankhead. Willson conducted her radio program "The Big Show," and wrote for her its closing signature tune, "May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You." (He also became known as the comical man who embarrassedly addressed the baritone-voiced actress as "Miss Bankhead, sir.") That was in 1950. The following year his warmley melodic song "It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas" was one of the hits of the season. He wrote both the music and text, with the message that the carol you sing in your heart is the loveliest Christmas music of all.

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