Dan + Shay are gearing up for the holiday season with the release of their rendition of the Christmas standard “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” The recording adds another seasonal offering to the country duo’s growing collection of holiday music, giving listeners a fresh version of one of Christmas music’s best-known songs.
The release revisits a song originally written by Meredith Willson and first recorded in 1951 by Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters. Since then, the holiday favorite has been interpreted by numerous artists, including Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé and Johnny Mathis. Dan + Shay’s version introduces the familiar seasonal standard to their country audience with their own interpretation.
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”continues the duo’s established connection with Christmas music. In October 2024, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney released It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album, their first full-length holiday project. The 21-track collection featured 10 traditional Christmas songs and 11 original compositions, several written or co-written by the duo. They followed that project in November 2025 with the original holiday song “Long Live Christmas,” further expanding their seasonal catalog.
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