“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” (1951) is a Christmas song written by Meredith Wilson (1902-1984). “It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas” (about Christmas chopping) is a saying that has been printed on many images.
   
“It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas” was printed in the Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer on December 21, 1989. “It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas?” was printed in the Tri-City Herald (Pasco, WA) on November 19, 1995. “It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas—all 12 days’ worth” was printed in the Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY) on November 20, 1998. “♫ It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas. Every where I shop…♫” was posted on Twitter by Dapper Snappers on December 18, 2008.
 
“Pringles got into my carpet. It’s beginning to look a lot like crisp mush” is another joke on the Christmas song.
     
 
Wikipedia: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song was originally titled “It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas”. The song has been recorded by many artists, but was a hit for Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra on September 18, 1951, and released on RCA Victor as 47-4314 (45 rpm) and 20-4314 (78 rpm). Bing Crosby recorded a version on October 1, 1951, which was also widely played.
   
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21 December 1989, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, “Christmas largess” by Karen Heller, pg. 1-D, col. 2:
It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas.
       
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19 November 1995, Tri-City Herald (Pasco, WA), pg. F3, col. 1 ad:
It’s beginning to cost
a lot like Christmas?
(Sprint.—ed.)
 
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20 November 1998, Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), pg. 9C, cols. 1-6:
It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas—all 12 days’ worth
BY CASEY COMBS
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH—You could order your true loves all the gifts in the Christmas carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. But wouldn’t you rather just buy a fully loaded Porsche?
 
It’ll cost you about the same, according to PNC Bank Corp.
 
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[BM] The End of The World as We Know it…
Greg Sepelak
Dec 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
M “It’s Beginning To Cost A Lot Like Christmas…” Sipher
 
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18 April 2003, Indianapolis (IN) Star, pg. A1, col. 2:
It’s beginning
to cost a lot,
like Christmas
Easter ranks
2nd in money
spent on holiday
By Dana Knight
 
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Dapper Snappers
@DapperSnappers
♫ It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas. Every where I shop…♫
11:54 AM · Dec 18, 2008
   
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Zack Kahn
@zackkahn
It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas!
3:13 AM · Dec 9, 2009
   
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Kat Vickers
@KatVickers
It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas!
1:37 PM · Dec 14, 2009
   
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Chris Forbes
@cforbesoklahoma
New Christmas Carol Title: “It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas…” need help with the lyrics, though…
4:32 PM · Dec 15, 2009
 
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Hypnotist MarcSavard
@marcsavard
It’s beginning to COST a lot like Christmas….
12:56 PM · Dec 17, 2010
 
YouTube
It’s Beginning to Cost a Lot Like Christmas (new holiday song!)
Barefoot Bran
Nov 22, 2018
A new holiday song from my brand new holiday album for 2018 (coming VERY soon!). Another parody of a holiday classic, lamenting and protesting consumerism replacing thanksgiving, and that stain on society known as Black Friday.
     
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
🎵 It’s beginning to cost a lot like Christmas 🎵
7:59 AM · Dec 9, 2018
   
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Ginger Snapped ❤
@katy_fit
🎵 It’s beginning to Cost a lot like Christmas ...🎵
8:38 PM · Dec 4, 2021
 
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Jack Pattie
@JackPattietalks
Christmas Song of the Day: “It’s Beginning to Cost a Lot Like Christmas.”
10:56 AM · Nov 30, 2022
 
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@dnstyles1
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