Some Christmas music is classy. Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” uses a dignified old-school pop sound in service of a goofy novelty hit. The writer of “Santa Baby” was not impressed with his own song at ...

Christmas music can be beyond ridiculous when it wants to be. For example, the writer of “Santa Baby” felt the song could embarrass Eartha Kitt. You might think that was because of the song’s ...

Considering the length of her Christmas list, Eartha Kitt must have been a very good girl in 1953. That’s the year the sultry siren from South Carolina recorded an enduring holiday classic, the one ...

The Christmas holiday season is full of classic movie marathons and listening to songs that have defined the spirit of the season. One of them was Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby" song hit, with her ...

"Hearing her voice always warms my heart and reminds me how blessed I was to have been loved so deeply," she tells PEOPLE Eartha Kitt's daughter is recalling her mother's final moments Kitt Shapiro's ...

“Santa Baby” has been a longtime favorite around the holidays, ever since South Carolina native Eartha Kitt first recorded the song in 1953. To understand the appeal of this holiday classic, The Post ...