[Russell Dawkins]

I guess I should read the newspaper more regularly, but I just found out Eartha Kitt died on Christmas day at 81.

Here she is at 79 in 2006, doing her classic "Santa Baby". I can't say I've seen a sexier 79 year old!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzd6oCP3FKk&NR=1

Her 1950 recording of the same tune was an impressive display of the caliber of recording engineers and studio musicians of the time.

Here's a video from around then:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOMmSbxB_Sg