Baby, It's Cold Outside

While the East Coast is blanketed under Winter's arctic fury, what better way to forget about it than to sing about it?  I woke up humming this tune, and to my mind's ear I sounded just like Zooey Deschanel in her not-at-all provocative shower scene from Elf; oh, how I love her bluesy, richly melodic old school voice.  Elf is one of those movies I like better with every viewing...:)

On the Elf Soundtrack, Zooey shares an impressive duet with Leon RedBone, but I kinda liked the sweetness and naïveté Will Ferrell brings as Buddy the Elf.  Enjoy the clip with a steaming cup of hot chocolate mounded with your choice of whipped cream or marshmallows ~~ 

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Want more of the same only different?  Try renditions from:

• Selma Blair & Rainn Wilson (she kinda creeped me out, but he makes me laugh, especially in the closing frame!)
• Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey (she's a little too breathy for me but he nails it)
• James Taylor & Natalie Cole (I wanted to like this one more 'cause I LOVE JT from back in the day and Natalie's voice is spun sugar...but it sadly fell short)
• Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan (She's the cat's meow but he didn't seem to be man enough for her)
• Willie Nelson & Norah Jones (She's perfect for this song; he isn't)
• Dean Martin & Martina McBride (S'ok...but no cigar)
• Rod Stewart & Dolly Parton (Love him, her warbley voice leaves me cold)

If you've got a favorite, shout it out!  And if you have any fun(ny) stories about how you're staying warm, do tell :).