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Originally Posted by Ava

I don't mind Christmas music,
But only after Halloween at the very least.

I hate some of the same old tired Christmas songs though...
"Baby it's cold outside" is a creepy song if I've ever heard one..
And "My Favorite Things"?? How is that even a Christmas song?!

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is actually not as creepy as it seems, when you take the era it was released in. Back then, women weren't allowed nearly the amount of sexual liberty as they are now, and it was expected that they'd not stay overnight with a man if they were unwed.

The woman in the song actually does want to stay overnight with the man in the song, and is making the excuses that society expects her to make to "reject" his advances, aka what a "good girl" should say. He's responding in a way that signals to the woman that he knows she's just saying what society expects her to say, and he's saying "honorable" reasons she could give as excuses as to why she stayed over should people start to gossip about her virtues.

Also, the line "Say, what's in this drink?" is meant to be humorous, as at that point in time, most drinks were made with very little alcohol in them, if any at all. Again, an example of her saying what society would've expected her to say in her position.

At the end of the song, they sing in harmony, having come to an understanding and having gone through all the motions and expectations of society, and understand that they both desire the company of the other.