Navidaddy - December 1: This Year's Santa Baby

As I mentioned in the Introduction, this year's Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music theme of "Navidaddy" — a play on words combining the Spanish phrase for Christmas along with being a Daddy — will feature songs that reference babies or children in the titles, given that Amy & I are about to become proud parents to our first son (due date: December 21).

We're all pretty familiar with Eartha Kitt's rendition of "Santa Baby" from 1953. However, did you know that it had a sequel? The next year Kitt recorded today's song, This Year's Santa Baby, as an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the original. It failed. Miserably. That would probably be the reason why you really don't hear it today. This makes it a great candidate to kick off our 25 Days event!

Once again you'll note we have a MUSIC PLAYER below so you can preview the song if you'd like… and as always, you can then download it. Also, please feel free to SPREAD THE WORD about the 25 Days via your blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It's always more fun to share something like this with as many folks as possible.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy this opening song to Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music. It's going to be a fun journey!

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• Eartha Kitt – This Year's Santa Baby (Released 1954, 3:17, 3.9 MB)
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From the Archives: December 1

• 2002:
  • Christmas is Coming by John Denver and the Muppets
  • Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi Trio
• 2003: Jingle Bells from The Santa Clause
• 2004: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Sam Levine Bluegrass Band
• 2005: Christmas Chopsticks by Jan Garber and His Orchestra
• 2006
  • All I Want For Christmas Is My Upper Plate by Homer & Jethro
  • Boogie Woogie Santa Claus by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
• 2007: Hark, The Herald Angels Swing! by The World's Greatest Jazzband of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart
• 2008:
  • Angels We Have Heard On High by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
  • Angels We Have Heard On High by Appalachian Christmas Quartet
• 2009: It's a Small World Holiday by Disneyland
• 2010: Christmas Dinner, Country Style by Bing Crosby

What's This All About?
New to Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music? Take some time to read the explanation and introduction!