When Eartha Kitt sultrily sang her Christmas wish list in Santa Baby – a 1954 convertible (in light blue), a yacht, a ring, Christmas tree decorations from Tiffany’s, a duplex, the deed to a mine, among other things – most people deemed her expectations of what she might find underneath her tree as pretty optimistic.

Fast forward to the modern era, though, and you don’t need to wait for December 25 any more. Now, you can find most of Kitt’s desired items inside an Advent calendar.

Jim Carrey stars as the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.Credit: AP/Universal........

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