Passage: "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.\n\nQuestion: Based on this passage, when was it's beginning to look alot like christmas written?
Use reasoning to answer the following question.
1951
To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson.

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The answer is 1951