Santa Baby

"Santa Baby"
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Single by Eartha Kitt
B-side	"Under the Bridges of Paris"
Released	October 2, 1953
Format	7"
Recorded	July 1953
Genre	Christmas; jazz;
Label	RCA Victor (47–5502)
Writer(s)	Joan Javits; Philip Springer; Tony Springer[citation needed];
Eartha Kitt singles chronology

"Santa Baby" is a 1953 Christmas song written by Joan Javits (the niece of Senator Jacob K. Javits) and Philip Springer, sung originally by Eartha Kitt.

The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list addressed to Santa Claus by a woman who wants extravagant gifts such as sables, yachts, and decorations from Tiffany's.

Original recording

"Santa Baby" was originally recorded by Eartha Kitt with Henri René and his orchestra in New York City, in July 1953. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5502 (in the USA),^[2] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10728. The song was a huge hit for Kitt, and she later said that it was one of her favorite songs to record; she reprised it in the 1954 film New Faces. Kitt re-recorded the song for Kapp Records in 1963, using a more uptempo arrangement (Madonna's popular rendition for the 1987 charity album A Very Special Christmas was based on this latter version). In 1954, Kitt recorded a new version of the song with new lyrics titled "This Year's Santa Baby" to no commercial success. Writers listed did not change.

The song is heard in many films, such as Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Mixed Nuts (1994), Elf (2003), and Boynton Beach Club (2005). It was also heard in the Gavin And Stacey Christmas Special (2008).

Cover versions

"Santa Baby" has been covered in recorded and live performances by many artists throughout the years, including Sharon Feingold, Pink Martini, Maria Muldaur, Everclear, RuPaul, Mariah Carey, Kate Ceberano, Homer and Jethro, Bambi Monroe, Raini Rodriguez, Shakira, Madonna, Jhene, Macy Gray, Natalie Merchant, Cynthia Basinet, Faith Evans, Boney James, Kylie Minogue, Ste van Holm, The Pussycat Dolls, LeAnn Rimes, VersaEmerge, Kellie Pickler, Lynn Anderson, Paloma Faith, Taylor Swift, The Dollyrots, Colbie Caillat, Sugababes, The Swingle Singers, Ariana Grande featuring Elizabeth Gillies, Halie Loren, Debby Ryan, Trisha Paytas and Glee's version by Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera), which was omitted from the episode, but remained on the season 3 soundtrack. It was sung in an Ally McBeal episode by the title character (Calista Flockhart). 1 on disc 1 of The Perfect Christmas 2006 album.

In December 2000, Kylie Minogue's version of the song reached #6 in the UK due to download sales. It was first released as a b-side to her 2000 single "Please Stay" (released in December of that year), which charted #10 a b-side to her version of the Christmas classic "Let It Snow". Both were released during December 2010 on iTunes on A Kylie Christmas. On 23 December 2010, Kylie released the video for "Santa Baby" via YouTube. The song is also featured on Minogue's 2015 album Kylie Christmas. Minogue's version of the song is featured in the 2006 film The Holiday.

In 2011, Michael Bublé sang a slightly modified version for his Christmas album. The lyrics were altered for grammatical gender including "Santa buddy" and "Santa pally".

Internet personality TotalBiscuit covered the song after ThePortraitArt won YouTube's Spotlight Award for 2011.

"Santa Baby" was recorded by American singer Ariana Grande, featuring Liz Gillies. It was released on 10 December 2013 on iTunes and Amazon MP3 through Republic Records.^[3]

In late 2014 Jen Kirkman and Rhett Miller performed a live version of the song at the City Winery in New York City.^[4]^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Jen Lilley covered the song on her soft jazz Christmas album "Tinsel Time." ^[5]

References

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External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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