Eartha Kitt, Santa BabySince then, “Santa Baby” has been covered by Madonna, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Faith Evans, LeAnn Rimes, Ashanti, Kylie Minogue, the Pussycat Dolls, even Michael Bublé. “The answer has to be that ‘Santa Baby’ has a magic that goes beyond a composer's plans.”In August 1953, the songwriter’s plan was to turn down the “Santa Baby” assignment. You don't write Christmas songs that are sexy. On the spot, Javits came up with the idea of calling the song “Santa Baby” and that was all the inspiration Springer needed. Tyler Perry wanted to adapt the lyrics to “Santa Baby” for a Madea movie.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 22, 2017 11:15 UTC