# Best version of "Santa Baby" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 8, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964 "2017-12-08T22:32:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/41 "2017-12-15T01:06:02Z")
Eartha Kitt is good, and she gets points for originality. But put me down as another vote for Madonna as my favorite version. Bublé’s rendition is just plain cringeworthy. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/42 "2017-12-15T01:22:48Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Well, that’s because it isn’t rapey. That’s “Baby It’s Cold Outside” you’re thinking of. Santa Baby is just a Material Girl, spoiled princess song. > > And another vote for no version. The version of “BICO” with Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone gives me the willies; he says, twice, **Your lips taste delicious** :eek:. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/43 "2017-12-15T02:08:56Z")
I honestly think the Eartha Kitt version (I actually had no idea who sang it before this thread) is the only version I’m familiar with, so that one, by default. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/44 "2017-12-22T14:26:08Z")
Maria Muldaur’s version was kind of a surprise. It’s my favorite. Sheila E did one for the Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas album that I can take or leave. Art Alexakis version? Not for me. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/45 "2017-12-22T14:32:03Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I almost posted this in General Questions because there is only one correct answer. > I’ll give y’all a chance to get it right before I give the actual answer. 😃 When??? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/46 "2017-12-22T15:17:27Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > When??? The one all the others are a weak copy of, of course-Eartha Kitt. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/47 "2017-12-22T15:20:57Z")
Of course! ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/48 "2017-12-22T20:28:05Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > It’s better than Two Front Teeth _Snip_ Are you including the Count’s version? It’s pretty epic. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xVbX3T1BlYQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Count sings All I Want for Christmas is (My Two Front Teeth)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbX3T1BlYQ) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/49 "2017-12-22T20:55:12Z")
Eartha Kitt also does a great version of “Just an Old Fashioned Girl” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UdeM0VDKTwc/hqdefault.jpg "Monty Python tribute to Eartha Kitt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdeM0VDKTwc) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/50 "2017-12-22T21:52:44Z")
Karen Carpenter covered it. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/51 "2017-12-22T23:39:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Karen Carpenter covered it. I love her voice. ---
**Author:** ![SeniorCitizen007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/52 "2017-12-23T01:28:16Z")
Breeze Redwine -Santa Baby [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ITDEBd4bkoc/maxresdefault.jpg "Santa Baby - Happy Christmas 🎄 to all my fans and supporters ❤️🎄") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDEBd4bkoc) ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/53 "2017-12-23T16:14:45Z")
Best Female Eartha Kitt Best Male Michael Buble ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964/54 "2017-12-30T01:36:56Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Did Shatner cover it? If so, that one. Isn’t that true of all songs? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-santa-baby/803964.md?page=2)