加拿大歌王［麥可布雷］的經典翻唱──聖誕抒情曲──［Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas／已開始有聖誕節樣子］
Its 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.
Its 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.
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go;
Theres a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well,
The sturdy kind that doesnt mind the snow.
Its 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.
Its 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 its Christmas once more.
Songwriters: Meredith Willson
Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
２０１１年秋天, ３６歲的加拿大／義大利籍歌壇巨星麥可布雷（Michael Bublé）發行第七張專輯／第五張唱片公司錄音室大碟［Christmas］
由David Foster, Bob Rock, Humberto Gatica製作
翻唱眾多聖誕名曲
［Christmas］全球大賣, 登上加拿大, 英國, 美國, 德國, 澳大利亞…眾多國家冠軍
全球至今賣出１２００萬張, 且每年聖誕佳節, 銷售仍持續累積中
首支單曲為翻唱美國天后瑪麗亞凱莉的耶誕經典［All I Want for Christmas Is You］
名列美國Billboard單曲榜＃９９ 不過為布雷四度拿到副榜──成人抒情榜冠軍
２０１２年秋天, 唱片公司才主打第二單曲［Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas／已開始有聖誕節樣子］
此曲由美國指揮家／作曲家Meredith Willson譜寫
當年派瑞柯摩（Perry Como）&d The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra的版本曾打入Billboard單曲榜＃１９
平克勞斯貝（Bing Crosby）的版本至今仍在電台大力放送
麥可布雷的版本是傳統流行風格的聖誕抒情曲
編曲柔和, 詮釋感性
［Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas］登上英國榜＃１３ 成為布雷第四首UK Top２０熱門曲
不過每當年年末, 此曲常搭著聖誕假期順風車回鍋
另外加拿大＃３６──布雷家鄉第七首 Top４０熱門曲
美國Billboard單曲榜＃９６ 副榜──成人抒情榜亞軍
瑞典＃４ 愛爾蘭＃１４ 荷蘭＃１１ 德國＃２３ 奧地利＃２９ 瑞士＃４４ 澳大利亞＃８９
麥可布雷的詮釋成為另一個著名版本, 近年年末聖誕假期常被強力播放
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ5DOWPGxwg
Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnqRzJTOYs
Live Strictly Come Dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWA0uE81z4
Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_lbD-aYnjM
Toyota Concert Series 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93TFJ7SlWKM
