Look Under The Tree

Sabrina Claudio “Short Red Silk Lingerie”

This is a Christmas song, and while the holiday is mentioned prominently in the lyrics, it mostly just comes across as an R&B ballad – y’know, like, a normal song. But I like this as a Christmas song, in as much as that category surely could use a few more low-key melancholy but high-key sexy songs in the mix. Sabrina Claudio sings it like an inverted “Santa Baby,” making it more plaintive than sassy and far less consumerist. The expensive taste is still there, but there’s also an acknowledgment of grim fiscal realities. The entire gist of the song is “hey, budget is tight, so I got myself some nice lingerie and we can fuck later.” This is such a 2020 Christmas song – financially responsible, a little depressing, extremely horny.

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