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Topic: baby its cold outside

Nina Dobrev and Jimmy O. Yang caroling in "Love Hard" (Bettina Strauss/Netflix)

What makes "Baby It's Cold Outside" work

Hanh Nguyen
Donald Trump views damage from wildfires in Malibu, California, on November 17, 2018 (Getty/Saul Loeb)

Getting off scot free

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(AP/Harry Harris)

Can a classic survive the era?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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 friends at their housewarming party. (AP/Anthony Camerano)

Back: The "Baby It's Cold Outside" fight

Erin Keane
(Warner Bros. Entertainment)

"Say, what's in this drink?"

Leslie Kendall Dye
Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta

6 creepy "Cold Outside" covers

Daniel D'Addario