Song
Santa Baby
by Eartha Kitt
Santa Baby is a 1953 song by Eartha Kitt, 3:26 long, which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. A karaoke version is available on KaraFun. It fits the "Baby", Christmas, Name song themes.
Released 1953 Hot 100 peak #19 · 17 weeks Length 3:26 Jazz, Pop
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Joan Javits and Philip Springer song recorded by Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra on October 5, 1953 and released by RCA Victor that month. A tongue-in-cheek Christmas wish list sung to Santa, it has been widely covered, including by Madonna in 1987.
Performance tips
- Deliver with a playful, sultry, and exaggeratedly "spoiled" purr
- Focus on the rhythmic, breathy enunciation of the gift list
- Maintain a charming and wink-and-a-nod vocal presence
In these themes
Karaoke versions
There's a karaoke version of this song. Most karaoke services carry it; KaraFun lists it among its most-sung songs.
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Other versions
- Santa BabyCover by Madonna1987
- MadonnaAlso recorded this song
More songs by Eartha Kitt
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- Champagne Taste1962 · 2:54
- An Englishman Needs Time1958 · 3:21
- I Want to Be Evil1953 · 3:30
- I'm a Funny Dame1953 · 2:44
- Just an Old Fashioned Girl1956 · 2:48
- Little White Lies1991 · 1:44
- Looking for Boyfriends1955 · 2:45