The first day of December means radio stations all over the world are infusing holiday tunes into their daily track list.

But at one Ohio station, a notable Christmas classic has been nixed in light of the Me Too movement.

According to , listeners complained to Star 102 Cleveland that Baby Itsa国际传媒檚 Cold Outside was inappropriate. The radio station announced it would be pulling the song earlier this week.

The move comes despite a majority of listeners saying they wanted the song to be played in a poll conducted on the radio stationsa国际传媒檚 Facebook page.

In a blog post on the stationsa国际传媒檚 website, show host Glenn Anderson said that he didnsa国际传媒檛 understand the decision himself until after reading the lyrics to Frank Loessersa国际传媒檚 1944 hit.

The song, which won an Oscar in 1950 for Best Original Song and was featured in Neptunesa国际传媒檚 Daughter, plays like a conversation between a man trying to persuade his female guest to stay with him for the night, instead of risk the journey home in the cold depths of winter.

The song features the opening lyrics, sa国际传媒�I really cansa国际传媒檛 stay - Baby itsa国际传媒檚 cold outside, Isa国际传媒檝e got to go away - Baby itsa国际传媒檚 cold outside.sa国际传媒�

Other lyrics include:

sa国际传媒�I ought to say no, no, no - Mind if I move in closer?

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Anderson said sa国际传媒渋t was a different timesa国际传媒� when the song was first written. It has gone on to be covered by Lad Gaga and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton and was featured in the movie Elf.

sa国际传媒淏ut now while reading it, it seems very manipulative and wrong,sa国际传媒� Anderson said.

sa国际传媒淭he world we live in is extra sensitive now, and people get easily offended, but in a world where #MeToo has finally given women the voice they deserve, the song has no place.sa国际传媒�

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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