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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kitt's first album, "RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt," was released in 1954. It featured songs such as "I Want to Be Evil," ''C'est Si Bon" and the saucy gold digger's theme song, "Santa Baby," which ...

"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 ...

Kitt Shapiro spoke to PEOPLE about the moment she crossed paths with the writer Eartha Kitt's daughter, Kitt Shapiro, says she recently met the co-writer of the Christmas song her mother made famous: ...

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 ...

“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 ...