Transcript for the Piece Audio version of Baby, It's Cold Outside

INTRO:
?Tis the season for snow, sleigh rides, and holiday cheer. Nothing brings us more quickly into a festive frame of mind than music. One timeless classic you?re sure to hear every year was recorded in 1949 by Margaret Whiting, one of the top vocalists of the era, and the legendary Johnny Mercer. Margaret Whiting shares the story behind the song.

OUTRO:
Margaret Whiting lives in New York, where she is active in the music community. She is president of The Johnny Mercer Foundation, dedicated to performing and promoting ?The Great American Songbook.? She spoke from her home in New York City with Amanda Wilde, of KUOW in Seattle.