In fact, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” started out as a shtick that the songwriter Frank Loesser performed with his wife at parties.

Ah, December. Snow, gifts and the unending debate over whether the 1944 song 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' is actually about rape.

The Christmas song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and its lyrics have stirred debate in recent years. Here's a look at the history of the tune and the controversies surrounding it.

Broadway composer Frank Loesser and his wife and musical partner Lynn are shown, April 26, 1956, in New York. Their song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” was originally a song they performed for ...

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is bad. The movie that introduced it to the world is worse As Neptune’s Daughter turns 75, let's look back at the absurd way this Christmas classic entered pop culture ...

Especially for a tune so closely associated with the holidays, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is icky at best, at worst reprehensible: It describes what may be a date rape.

Written by Frank Loesser in 1944, "Baby, It's Cold Outside" featured in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter, winning the Oscar for best original song.

Radio stations are starting to ban "Baby, It's Cold Outside" as offensive to women. Who are you going to believe, them or actual feminists?

The Christmas classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" once again made headlines this year after a radio station in Ohio removed the holiday hit from its lineup in November after a listener expressed ...

Drinking, smoking, carousing: Why 'Baby, It’s Cold Outside' is actually a feminist anthem In the classic Christmas song, a woman smokes, drinks, flirts — and maybe spends the night.

Why this “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” update works, where others have failed Depending on who you ask, this duet is either romantic or problematic. A Netflix rom-com reclaims its playfulness ...

The 1944 Christmas tune "Baby, It's Cold Outside" has been banned by radio stations for lyrics that some say are inappropriate in the wake of #MeToo.