The song outraged politicians ... with the white men who courted her faced clear limitations. According to Eartha & Kitt, a number of her relationships with wealthy white men couldn’t withstand ...

The Ronettes' 'Sleigh Ride'… Here’s a look at each holiday song on this week’s Hot 100, with many granting artists notable personal achievements, including for Frank Sinatra, Eartha Kitt ...

And, visit our other "Who sings this Christmas song better?" challenges 'Santa Baby': Who sings it better, Eartha Kitt or Taylor Swift?

The best Christmas music is malleable. For example, Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” has inspired many different renditions, including one by Madonna. The writer of “Santa Baby” discussed how ...

For example, the writer of “Santa Baby” felt the song could embarrass Eartha Kitt. You might think that was because of the song’s suggestive lyrics. However, the songwriter’s concerns had ...

New Orleans' own Anais St. John will evoke Kitt's spirit, if not her distinctive vocal style, with "A Purrfect Evening: The Songs of Eartha Kitt," starting Friday (April 3) at the Marigny Theatre ...

Her first album, “RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt,” came out in 1954, featuring such songs as “I Want to Be Evil,” “C’est Si Bon” and the gold digger’s theme song “Santa Baby ...

They were concentrating on Eartha Kitt, a Negro newcomer to Manhattan night life. Eartha launched into the song with a voice of husky sweetness, but before she had gone very far she was wailing ...

The reluctance of the women in Kitt’s songs to bet heavily on love rang true in her own life because as a Black woman, her relationships with the white men who courted her faced clear limitations.