It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas - Michael Buble

The album opens with Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, featuring a beautifully sentimental arrangement by producer **David Foster**. The grand introduction, highlighted by a shimmering harp, immediately brings to mind festive holiday scenes. This magic reflects Buble's intention to create a record reminiscent of **Bing Crosby**s timeless classics. His velvety vocals envelop the listener in warmth and tradition, setting the perfect tone for the album. Buble has acknowledged that Crosbys Christmas records greatly influenced his love for the holiday season, and this opening track captures the nostalgic magic he experienced as a child.

The album aims for an old school feel, with Fosters meticulous orchestration playing a vital role in its effectiveness. This track celebrates the simple joys of Christmas that remind us of family and tradition, evoking a sentimental feeling that makes it a natural choice as the album's opener.

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**Tempo: 93 BPM**

gl[xbm] --- [fjlxb] --- [pgjlzc] --- [idgjlz] ---- [hkzxvn] --- [fhkzv] --- [sfhkx] --- [osfhkl] ---- [(EZBv] --- [(Jthzv] --- [(DJZh] --- [(PJdh] --- 9[gjlx] -- [dgjl] -- [sdgj] -- [psdg] -- 5[wipsf] ---- [Oiad] ------ f -- g - h - H - J - k - L - z - x - c - v - V -- B -- n ------ f -- g - [8afh] j [fh] [Gt] - h [qsfj] -- [ifjl] -- [8hkx] - k [tafh] -- [wips] -- [oad] -- [8f] - [hkx] t - [hkx] [H0gz] -- [Hygl] - [sfj] q -- [qipd] -- [S6ph] -- e - j k [9gjl] z l [9yj] - J [5gk] -- w - h w [ifhk] l k h - H [8fj] -- \* - d [9dhk] - l [Wgkz] - x [etohz] - l [Gypsk] - j w[igjz] -- [wp] s - [5wia] --- f g [8afh] j h [G8t] - h [qsfj] -- [qifjl] -- [8hkx] - k [tafh] -- w -- [uoaf] -- 8 - [hkx] t - [hkx] [H0gz] -- [Hygl] - [sfj] q - H - i -- euS[oh] --- j k [9ygjl] z l k - l ([YDGk] -- j j [0h] - [8j] [^l] - x - [L6jv] -- H - j yps[gjc] --- [wiafhk] --- [tsfhl] -- w -- 8 - a - s - d 0 [Oyaf] g f d f d [O0ys] d s a s d [eupsf] - f [O0yd] s a [etup] --- 9 [Itd] f d s d s [I9ta] s a p a s [wyoad] - d [I9ts] a p [wryo] -- o [5ah] - G g - [6f] [7d] - [8s] [9a] - [0p] [qo] - I [\*Eo] - I [9ro] -- [5f] - g [8afh] j h [G8t] - h [qsfj] -- [fjl] -- [8hkx] - k [tafh] -- w[qips] -- [oad] -- [8f] - [hkx] t - [hkx] [H0gz] -- [Hygl] - [sfj] q -- [ipd] -- [S6ph] -- e - j k [9gjl] z l [yj] - J [5gk] -- w - h w i[fhk] l k h - H [8fj] -- * - d [9dhk] - l [Wgkz] - x [etohz] - l [Gypsk] - j w[igjz] -- [wp] s [5wia] -- f g [8afh] j h [Gt] - h [qsfj] -- [ifjl] -- [8hkx] - k [tafh] -- w -- [0uoaf] -- 8 - [hkx] t - [hkx] [H0gz] -- [Hygl] - [sfj] q -- [qi] -- e [Suoh] -- j k [9gjl] z l k - l ([YDGk] -- j j [0h] - [8j] [^l] - x [L6jv] -- H - j y[psgjc] --- [wiafhk] --- [tsfhl] -- w -- 8 --

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f - g toa[fh] j h G - h [qsfj] -- [ifjl] -- [8thkx] -- [tafh] -- w - h j h G h 8[hkx] -- [th] - [wx] [WHfz] - [Hfl] 0 -- [qsfj] -- q w W [Seof] 0 \* 6 -- [9ipd] - [Pof] y - [psg]w[ipsf] -- [Oad] - [adfh] w - [Pdfh] ^ -- 8 -- \* -- [9ydhk] - l [Wgkz] - x [efhz] - l [G9ysk] - j [wadfh] --- w [Diah] --

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h - f tuo[ah] h f d - s - [qtoa] -- [ip] -- [8u] -- [to] -- wu[oaf] --- 8 - [oaf] t - f 0 [Oyad] -- s -- qtu[op] --- 6 [Teops] ------ p -- a 9t[ips] d s a - s ( [Ira] --- p p [0to] - p - [EOus] - f -- [oadh] -- r -- euo[Sah] ------ O - p 9t[ipg] ---- [5wia] ---- [7ripf] -- [O0yu] -- [eyo] -- 0 -- [T6o] ------ g - f - 9et[io] -- p ---- [wt][ip] --- [Owyia] ---- s ---- 8wtuoad

Piano cover by [**Montechait**](https://youtu.be/hsS4Oyo0osw "")

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Arranged by David Foster \* Orchestra arranged by Alan Broadbent and David Foster \* Piano: Alan Pasqua \* Guitar: Graham Dechter \* Bass: Chuck Berghofer * Drums: Peter Erskine