"Baby, It's Cold Outside" May Be Politically Incorrect These Days, But It's Funny in Yiddish

Baby, It's Cold Outside, the Academy Award-winning popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944, has faced some criticism lately from feminist circles for the supposed or presumed implications of its lyrics. Some have suggested that it gave a green light to sexual harassment or date rape.

Actually, the song was written by Loesser  to sing with his wife, Lynn Garland, at their housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave. It gained wide recognition in 1949 when it appeared in the film Neptune's Daughter.

While the lyrics make no mention of any holiday, it is popularly regarded as a Christmas song because of its winter theme.

It was covered by many singers over the years. Our favorite version is by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.

But who would expect that it would be performed in Yiddish? Well, it was, by the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus with Cantor Joshua Breitzer and Donna Breitzer in New York's Symphony Space in 2016. Binyumen Schaechter wrote the Yiddish lyrics and conducted the choral concert "To Life, To  Laugh, L'Chaim."

Enjoy!

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