It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go;
Take a look at the five and ten
It’s 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 of 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;
There’s a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,
It’s the sturdy kind that doesn’t mind the snow.
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
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.
Sure it’s Christmas once more…
Hør sangen
Hør sangen
Om julesangen It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Meredith Willson skrev “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” i 1951. Michael Bublé har lavet en populær nyere indspilning, men er ikke sangens oprindelige komponist. Den hører til de amerikanske standardsange, som bliver spillet, så snart julepynt og butiksudstillinger begynder at dukke op.
Teksten lægger mærke til tegnene på, at julen nærmer sig: pynt, legetøj og forventning i hverdagen. Den beskriver ikke selve juleaften, men forandringen i gader og hjem før den. Dens lette, svingende melodi understreger glæden ved at genkende de første signaler.
Den passer særlig godt til starten af december. Hver ny indspilning kan give sangen sin egen lyd, men den fælles idé består: julestemningen begynder ofte længe før kalenderen når den 24. Det er netop de små ændringer i omgivelserne, den fanger: man opdager, at højtiden nærmer sig, før man egentlig er klar til den. Selv en butikshylde kan blive et tegn på ventetiden.
