"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a song with words and music by Frank Loesser. Although popular during the Christmas season, it is strictly a romantic winter song such as "Winter Wonderland" or "Marshmallow World". The song has been covered by many artists including: Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark was recorded on March 17 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38463. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on May 6, 1949, and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at number four. The recording by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan was recorded on April 28 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24644. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 17, 1949 and lasted seven weeks on the chart, peaking at number 17. Sammy Davis, Jr. and Carmen McRae recorded the duet in 1957 as part of their collaborative album, Boy Meets Girl. Dean Martin recorded the song for his 1959 album A Winter Romance. On this version the part of the "mouse" is sung by a female chorus. The 1961 Ray Charles/Betty Carter version is the first of two versions to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (1958 to present) and the only one for over forty-eight years; it peaked at number 91 in March 1962. This version was used in the 1990s on the program A Different World, in which a husband and wife lip sync to the recording as a means of flirtation. The song is also on Robert Palmer's 1992 album Ridin' High. He performs it with Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips. In 1999, Cerys Matthews and Tom Jones collaborated to record a version for Jones' album Reload. and also released in the US on the CD Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection. Two versions have also made the Hot Country Songs charts: Martina McBride in an overdubbed duet with Dean Martin, peaked at number 36, and a duet between Willie Nelson and Norah Jones reached number 55 in January 2010. However, perhaps the most famous country version is performed by Dolly Parton with Rod Stewart, which in 2004 also made it to number two on the US Adult Contemporary chart. n 2006, James Taylor released a version featuring Natalie Cole on his James Taylor at Christmas album. Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera covered the song for the 2012 holiday album Cee Lo's Magic Moment. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John recorded it with Travolta as the "mouse" and Newton-John as the "wolf" on their 2012 album This Christmas. Dianne Reeves and Lou Rawls cover this on the 1995 Blue Note Records release Jazz to the World, a shoot-off of the Very Special Christmas series. Other notable artists who have covered this song are Glee Cast, Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum. karaoke cover live lyrics