like on the christmas song.slip a sable under the tree
2006-12-18 06:13:34 · 8 answers · asked by DAVID G 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The sable (Martes zibellina) is a small mammal, closely akin to the martens, living in northern Asia from the Ural Mountains through Siberia and Mongolia to Hokkaidō in Japan. Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia. It has achieved fame for its fur, which is integrated into various clothes fashions (for example the shtreimel). Sables range in color from tan to black, black being the most prized.
The lyrics of a popular Christmas song "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt makes mention of a sable: "Santa Baby, slip a sable under the tree, for me." In this usage it refers to an article of clothing such as a coat made of the fur of the sable.
2006-12-18 06:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sable is a fur...it's like a Marten type animal...so slip a sable under the tree is asking for a fur coat for christmas!
2006-12-18 06:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by minitheminx65 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was a type of fur like mink (excuse spelling) so she's telling him i want a fur coat for Xmas!!
2006-12-21 21:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Naughty but nice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It' A Table Spelt With An S
2006-12-21 13:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by kremmen001 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
they are rodents.
they celebrate christmas because the fourth wise man gave one to
joseph to make into a pair of slippers.
2006-12-18 06:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thourght it was the fur of a mink.
2006-12-18 06:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an animal , sorta like a deer I think
2006-12-18 06:16:37 · answer #7 · answered by Byte 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i thought it was fur
2006-12-18 06:17:00 · answer #8 · answered by gonzo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋