Dear Crabby, Are Some Christmas Songs Outdated?

Dear Crabby, Last year I heard rumblings about people taking issue with the Christmas standard, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” This year it seems to have reached a fevered pitch with one radio station even pulling it from their holiday rotation. What do you think – are songs like this (and possibly others) outdated? Thanks, Felice N. David Dear Felice N. David, Boy. If only songwriter Frank Loesser knew what trouble the lyrics from his Academy Award-winning song were causing today. … [Read more...]