The Best Christmas Song

The best Christmas song of all time is not a traditional hymn or religious song. It is the sexy and thoroughly commercialized version of Christmas which has given us the best seasonal song. Of course I refer to "Santa Baby," first recorded by jazz and pop singer Eartha Kitt in the 1950s. Madonna also recorded a more sexually-charged version of the tune in the 1980s, but the original is much better in this case. Eartha Kitt's version may sound too outdated for modern ears, but it's 1950s-styled vibe perfectly clashes with the 1950s housewife patriarchal society's ideal woman. Eartha Kitt demands luxurious gifts and special attention from Santa (or any man, really) if he wants her. Like Alicia Key's "A Woman's Worth," the lyrics of this rather silly song shows a modern woman who needs a lot from any man who wants to kiss her. Unfortunately, the song embraces the materialism of Christmas. Thus, although the song succumbs to the mindless materialism of our modern Christmas celebrations, it in a way empowers women to ask more and more of their suitors.

Eartha Kitt's original recording ("Think of all the fellas I could've kissed") and a live version

Madonna

Funny Alison Brie version