The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Santa Baby
Various Artists Lyrics
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For me
I've been an awful good girl
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, an out-of-space Convertible too
Light blue
I'll wait up for you dear
Think of all the fun I've missed
Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be oh so good
If you'd check off my Christmas list, boo doo bee doo
Santa honey, I wanna yacht and really that's
Not a lot
I've been an angel all year
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa cutie, there's one thing I really do need
The deed
To a platinum mine
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, and fill my stocking with a duplex
And checks
Sign your 'X' on the line
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Come and trim my Christmas tree
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me, boo doo bee doo
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing
A ring
I don't mean on the phone
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
The song "Santa Baby," originally sung by Eartha Kitt and later covered by several artists including Madonna, is a playful and seductive Christmas song in which the singer lists various extravagant gifts they would like Santa to bring them. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a woman who is addressing Santa Claus as "Santa baby" and pleading with him to bring her everything she desires.
In the first verse, she requests a sable, a luxurious type of fur, to be placed under the Christmas tree because she has been "an awful good girl." The second verse asks for an out-of-space convertible, in light blue, and promises to wait up for Santa to arrive down the chimney. In the following lyric, she reflects on all the fun she missed and the men she hasn't kissed, suggesting that she will be good next year if Santa grants her Christmas wishes.
The third verse is an escalation in demands, with the singer requesting a yacht, a platinum mine, and a duplex. Finally, she asks for Santa to sign a contract for checks, trim her Christmas tree with decorations from Tiffany & Co., and give her a ring. The overall tone of the song is flirtatious, cheeky, and ostentatious.
Line by Line Meaning
Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree
Hey Santa, could you please leave a sable fur coat for me under the Christmas tree?
For me
It's a request meant specifically for me.
I've been an awful good girl
I have been an incredibly well-behaved girl this year.
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, please rush down the chimney this very night.
Santa baby, an out-of-space Convertible too
Santa, could you please bring me a shiny, new, light blue convertible car?
Light blue
I would like it to be light blue in color.
I'll wait up for you dear
I will stay up until you arrive, sweetheart.
Think of all the fun I've missed
Just imagine all the adventures and experiences I could have had.
Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed
I haven't had a chance to smooch all the eligible bachelors yet.
Next year I could be oh so good
I vow to be even more well-behaved in the upcoming year.
If you'd check off my Christmas list, boo doo bee doo
Please check off everything on my list and let me be content, boo doo bee doo.
Santa honey, I wanna yacht and really that's
Dear Santa, I would love to have a yacht for Christmas, and it's not too much to ask.
Not a lot
It's really not that big of a deal.
I've been an angel all year
I have truly been a saint this year.
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa, please get here via the chimney tonight.
Santa cutie, there's one thing I really do need
Hey Santa, I really need something and I think it's not much.
The deed
The title to a platinum mine, actually.
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Same as before, except with a different nickname for Santa this time.
Santa baby, and fill my stocking with a duplex
Please put the deed to a duplex in my Christmas stocking.
And checks
Money would be nice too, thanks.
Sign your 'X' on the line
Please sign on the dotted line, Santa.
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Let's make sure you haven't forgotten the whole chimney thing, Santa.
Come and trim my Christmas tree
Feel free to come decorate my Christmas tree for me, Santa.
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
Ideally, please use some decorations purchased from Tiffany & Co.
I really do believe in you
I still have faith in you, Santa Claus.
Let's see if you believe in me, boo doo bee doo
Let's see if you can really deliver everything on my list, boo doo bee doo.
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing
I almost forgot, Santa, but there's still one thing left to ask.
A ring
I don't mean a phone call, but an engagement ring would be nice.
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
I think we've got this chimney thing covered, but just in case, please use that method of entrance one more time tonight. Thanks a lot.
Hurry down the chimney tonight
I mean it, come through the chimney.
Contributed by Michael P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.