It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

~ Recording by Johnny Mathis

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisChristmas Eve With Johnny MathisJohnny MathisAlbum
  • US1986-07-18
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FK 40447
1.10It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisHome Alone 2: Lost in New YorkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1992-11-20
Fox Records (formerly 20th Century-Fox Records, briefly revived 1992–1995)07822-11000-2
1.10It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisHome Alone 2: Lost in New YorkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • CA1992-11-20
Fox Records (formerly 20th Century-Fox Records, briefly revived 1992–1995)ARCD 11000
1.10It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisHome Alone 2: Lost in New YorkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Fox Records (formerly 20th Century-Fox Records, briefly revived 1992–1995)07822 11000 2
1.11It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:18Johnny MathisA Personal Collection: The Christmas Music of Johnny MathisJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 57194
2.4It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisRock Christmas: Best OfVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany), RTL535 083-2
1.18It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisHet Beste Uit de Kerst Top 50 Allertijden, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media491880-2
2.6It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisThe All Time Greatest Christmas SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)4952112
2.7Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisThe All Time Greatest Christmas SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)496788-2
2.15It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisBest of Christmas Songs, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Sony Music Media
2.6It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisThe All Time Greatest Christmas SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music TV, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)SONYTV99CD
1.11It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisThe Christmas Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal CollectionJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
2.9It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisGolden Rock & Pop ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products986887 2
1.12It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:13Johnny MathisPottery Barn Classic ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)A53863
1.5It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisRadio Disney Holiday Jams 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-10-15
Walt Disney Records
1.14It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisThe Best Christmas Album in the World ... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music New Zealand5935482
1.11It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisThe Christmas Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal CollectionJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-08-20
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisCasey Kasem Presents: All-Time Christmas FavoritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-09-14
EMI Music Special Markets, Top Sail Productions72435-71881 2-8, TSP 71901-2
2.12It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2004-11-22
Sony Music MediaSMM 519167 2
1.11It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisA Personal Collection: The Christmas Music of Johnny MathisJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK92706
1.3It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisDear Santa: Holiday Music Collection, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Lions Gate Records (logo is stylized lion profile and full name in uppercase)A27109, LGM 001
2.12It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)82876 75602 2
1.12It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisHome For The Holidays: The Ultimate Christmas CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Green Hill
1.5It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisWilliams-Sonoma: Let It Snow!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Custom Marketing GroupA-90984
1.7It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNow That’s What I Call Christmas! 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-10-10
1.7It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNow That’s What I Call Christmas! 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-10-10
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Strategic Marketing Group, Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), Zomba (imprint)82876 89482 2
2.9It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisDe 100 grootste Kerst Hits ... allertijdenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2006-11-09
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697 007042
2.12It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-11-10
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697 03003 2
1.5It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisWinter WonderlandJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
CMG (Custom Marketing Group, evidently a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, ca. 2004–2008)A 94349
2.12It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2007-11-16
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697 17223 2
1.11It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisI’ll Be Home for Christmas: The Ultimate Holiday Homecoming CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest MusicSSTC06229
1.12It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisThe Absolute Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Music New Zealand5073622
1.5It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisThe Essential Now That’s What I Call ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-09-23
NOW Essential XmasB0011941-02
1.8It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisChristmas #1’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697302182
1.1It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:18Johnny MathisChristmas TreasuresVarious ArtistsAlbum
Hallmark (brand of the American greeting card company)42108
2.12It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: WeihnachtenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697172282
1.7It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisGold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas CelebrationJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)82876 89685 2
1.1It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:19Johnny MathisJoy to the World 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
2.4It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisNow That’s What I Call Christmas! 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-12
EMI America509996 09848 2 1
1.17It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisChristmas TreasuresFrank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Doris Day, Gene Autry, Andy Williams and moreAlbum + Compilation
Reflections (ambient/new age/nature sound recordings label associated with Somerset Entertainment)56391
1.51It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: Best of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Nitron Music
1.1It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisChristmas Eve With Johnny MathisJohnny MathisAlbum
  • XW2012-05-20
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)G0100012220939
3.9It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisDie Hit-Giganten: Best of ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2012-10-31
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697960062
1.17It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:13Johnny MathisDie neue Super Christmas HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AT2013-11-29
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)88765440482
1.1It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisThe Classic Christmas AlbumJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2014-10-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisThe Classic Christmas AlbumJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
  • US2014-10-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)09103-2
3.5It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisVOX: Christmas ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2014-11-07
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875 003018 2
3.1It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisThe Complete Christmas Collection: 1958-2010Johnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-11-06
Real Gone Music (US reissue label founded by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.)RGM-0400
1.20It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisThe Best of Christmas HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2016-10-14
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.19It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisRTL2 Weihnachts-HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2016-11-04
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88985 37794 2
1.19It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:14Johnny MathisRTL2 Weihnachts-HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2016-11-04
1.14It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?:??Johnny MathisTop 40 Kerst HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2016-11-24
1.7It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNow That’s What I Call Merry Christmas (2016 version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
1.7It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNow That’s What I Call Merry Christmas (2017 version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-10-06
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)B0027349-026
1.7It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNOW That’s What I Call Merry Christmas (2017 version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2017-10-06
52.1It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas?:??Johnny MathisThe Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album CollectionJohnny MathisAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017-12-08
Sony Legacy (this is a dubious label; please verify if it's not Legacy (Recordings) or some other instead that you want)
1.19It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:16Johnny MathisRTL2 Weihnachts-HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media88985 47168 2
1.10It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNow That’s What I Call Merry Christmas (2018 version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-10-05
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)B0029095-02
1.10It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisNOW That’s What I Call Merry Christmas (2018 version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-10-05
NOWMerryXmas3
1.15It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisChristmas MorningVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2019-11-09
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.1It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisChristmas Eve With Johnny MathisJohnny MathisAlbum
  • XW2020-01-16
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)G0100012220939
1.36It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas2:15Johnny MathisChristmas MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-11-27
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
3.5It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisVOX: Christmas ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.9It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas2:17Johnny MathisMerry Christmas 14 Beautiful Christmas SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc. (not an imprint, post-2008 subsidiary)

Relationships

vocals:Johnny Mathis (US pop/soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Jon Mat Records, Inc. (in 1986)
recording of:It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (cover)

Related works

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

lyricist and composer:Meredith Willson (in 1951)
publisher:Frank Music Corp.
Meredith Willson Music LLC
MPL Music Publishing
later parody versions:Stressful Christmas
later translated versions:Det ser ut som at jula kjem te bygda