Kim Kardashian brought back her all-too-brief pop star era for a new take on Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” — one that fans can’t wrap their heads around.
The Kardashians star, 44, teamed up with brother-in-law Travis Barker for his version of the holiday hit, with the Blink-182 drummer producing the song, which the Skims founder sings in a breathy voice. While it’s in keeping with Kitt’s sultry tone of the song, it’s the chaotic music video for the track that has everyone talking.
The video, which has 1990s VHS quality, features Kardashian, clad in a platinum bob wig and leg warmers, as they make their way through a messy, overcrowded house party — an eyebrow-raising celebration that includes everything from a live nativity scene (complete with an actual donkey) in the kitchen to a nun sprawled on the floor, seemingly possessed by the devil, repeating the same phrase over and over. Add to that the scares of a fully masked person knocking heavily on the door, a woman swimming in a fish tank and an unblinking man trying to trim a Christmas tree with pruning shears, and you’ve got half the chaos in the footage.
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As for the short’s ending, Kardashian offers an unexpected Christmas twist. As he tries to slip into Santa’s lap in the final shot, the camera pans up to reveal Macaulay Culkin as Santa — and he’s apparently videotaped the whole thing.
Fans immediately took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the music video.
“Did I just make acid?” one person asked, while another asked, “What is this meth Christmas blasphemy.”
“I’m a really weird b**** and I’m trying to find art in it but I get it,” joked another.
Others were taken aback by the “demonic” aspects of the video.
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“I’m the only one getting demonic vibes…,” another user wrote.
“I thought you were Christian Kim and this video is blasphemy. Shit! 🤦🏽♀️,” wrote a fan.
“That’s disturbing,” agreed another. “And she claims to be a Christian. That’s absurd.”
Others were simply confused, with people commenting variations of “girl what the hell” and “Kim what are you doing”.
In turn, Khloé Kardashian couldn’t resist making a NSFW double take in the comments of the post, a joke that has so far garnered more than 2,700 likes.
