95-year-old Philip Singer wrote the hit for Eartha Kitt in 1953. Since then, renditions by Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Taylor Swift and many more have maintained its status as a true Christmas classic
95-year-old Philip Singer wrote the hit for Eartha Kitt in 1953. Since then, renditions by Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Taylor Swift and many more have maintained its status as a true Christmas classic
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Phil Springer maneuvers his knobby but agile fingers across the keys of the upright piano in his daughter’s living room and croons the opening lines of the Christmas song so sexy that when Eartha Kitt recorded it for the first time in 1953 it was banned in parts of the South:
Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree / for me / Been an awful good girl / Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight.
At 91, his voice might not purr like Kitt’s did it’s more an affectionate bark but Springer, who co-wrote the familiar tune, makes up for it in glee.
Who Originally Sang Santa Baby (Dec) Read To Know More!
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Who Originally Sang Santa Baby (Dec) Read To Know More! In this article, you get information about an iconic Christmas song sung by one of the most famous singers of her time.
Isn’t it that time of the year again when the air reverberates with the melody of Christmas carols and jingle of Christmas bells?Whether shopping malls, roadside patios, or your own house, we all love playing and listening to Christmas songs. All this to felicitate the enthusiasm of Christmas.
There are numerous Christmas songs sung by hundreds of singers in the
Have yourself a Jewish little Christmas 12/14/2020 at 6:44 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe, December 14, 2020
For Jews in old Europe, the Christmas season was a time to be watchful and wary and to keep out of sight. For their descendants in America, the Christmas season which is also the season of Chanukah, of course is a time to celebrate and give thanks for the freedom of religion that protects the menorah in their living room window no less than the Christmas tree in their neighbor’s.
In medieval and early modern Europe, this time of year often brought sermons filled with invective against Jews for the supposed crime of crucifying Christ. Instead of “good tidings of great joy,” there were apt to be blood libels and pogroms. In some Polish and German communities, Jews referred to Christmas Eve as Vay Nacht (Woe Night), a bitter play on Weihnahchten , the German word for Christmas. So great was the fear of antisemitic violence that r