In 2018, Miley Cyrus lit up the internet with what almost every headline writer called a “feminist” rewrite of Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby.” On The Tonight Show, ...

The legacy of Eartha Kitt’s song. Madonna covered the track in 1987. Her version played up the campy tone of the original to the nth degree. Since then, “Santa Baby” has become a standard ...

Only two of Kitt’s albums reached the Billboard 200 and both of them included “Santa Baby.” The Essential Eartha Kitt peaked at No. 72 and charted for eight weeks.

So no, Eartha Kitt never really needed Santa, baby. But like it or not, she was the smirk that launched a thousand willing checks in Santa’s naughty column.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyIn 2018, Miley Cyrus lit up the internet with what almost every headline writer called a “feminist” rewrite of Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby.” On ...

Eartha Kitt, 'Santa Baby' singer, dies at 81. By Steven Korn. Published on December 25, 2008 12:00PM EST. Eartha Kitt, famed for decades as a singer, actress, dancer, and frequently outspoken ...

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 ...

Eartha Kitt's sexy version of "Santa Baby" has been imitated (Madonna, and Britney Spears come to mind), but it took Taylor Swift to put a brand new spin on the ...

WESTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Eartha Kitt, an actress and singer known for hits like the iconic “Santa Baby,” died on Christmas Day in Weston 15 years ago. Kitt was 81 when she died of c… ...

NEW YORK — Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman ...

Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby" uses a dignified old-school pop sound in service of a goofy novelty hit. The writer of "Santa Baby" wasn’t impressed with his own song at first.