The song was written by Frank Loesser in 1944 for a housewarming party in New York City. It was first performed by Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams, then by Betty Garrett and Red Skelton. Since 2009, the song has faced criticism in some feminist circles for the alleged implications of its lyrics.
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The song was written by Frank Loesser in 1944 for a housewarming party in New York City. It was first performed by Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams, then by Betty Garrett and Red Skelton. The song won the 1949 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Since 2009, the song has faced criticism in some feminist circles for the alleged implications of its lyrics. In 2018, the airing of the song was cancelled by a number of radio stations including Canada’s CBC streaming service, after social media criticism and public pressure.
In 2019, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson recorded the song with modified lyrics, written by Legend and Natasha Rothwell for a new edition of A Legendary Christmas album. Deana Martin recorded a popular version of thesong in 1959, whose father Dean Martin recorded it for a popular album of the same name in the 1950s. The lyrics make no mention of a holiday, but the song is popularly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme. It is a call and response duet between a host and a guest.
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