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FuzzyRabbit

(2,218 posts) Sat Dec 24, 2016, 10:27 PM Dec 2016

Best popular music Chrismas song [View all]

is Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)". It's not Christmas for me until I hear this song.

Here is her final performance on David Letterman 2 years ago, and I think the best sounding version, even better than the original recording. Turn up your speaker's sound:

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Best popular music Chrismas song [View all] FuzzyRabbit Dec 2016 OP

Even better than this? guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1

Very nice! FuzzyRabbit Dec 2016 #3

I like this song also. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #5

gorgeous....thanks FR Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2016 #15

For 29 years Darlene singing this on Letterman is how DURHAM D Dec 2016 #2

I still like this one:! lastlib Dec 2016 #38

I still like "Santa Is a Fat Bitch" by Insane Clown Posse. Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #4

That should be illegal. eom guillaumeb Dec 2016 #6

Somehow it seems to have relevance this year Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #7

True. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #9

Boney M HipChick Dec 2016 #8

The ones above are nice, but this one takes it all. Archae Dec 2016 #10

Paul begs to differ oberliner Dec 2016 #12

Played that song 5 times today. n/t New Orleans Strong Dec 2016 #13

Written by a young Jewish woman oberliner Dec 2016 #11

Actually, songwriting great Ellie Greenwich co-wrote it duffyduff Dec 2016 #23

Jeff Barry was also Jewish oberliner Dec 2016 #24

So also was Spector Jewish. nt duffyduff Dec 2016 #28

I don't think he actually wrote the song oberliner Dec 2016 #29

It is possible though he was a songwriter as well as a producer duffyduff Dec 2016 #34

That's true oberliner Dec 2016 #35

White Christmas. It's really no contest. Biggest selling song of all time. stopbush Dec 2016 #14

Yep. And the version by Bing Crosby is best. duffyduff Dec 2016 #22

Also written by a Jewish person oberliner Dec 2016 #30

A really great version is, montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #32

Here it is. Another of my favorites. FuzzyRabbit Dec 2016 #39

Thanks for the video FuzzyRabbit. montana_hazeleyes Dec 2016 #40

(now #2, actually--dethroned by Elton John's Di tribute.... lastlib Dec 2016 #37

This was the first one of my memory... kentuck Dec 2016 #16

UK Subs Hey Santa Blecht Dec 2016 #17

Christmas Must Be Tonight. djg21 Dec 2016 #18

The Pogues. "Fairytales of New York". kwassa Dec 2016 #19

It is Fairytale of New York, then everything else. AngryAmish Dec 2016 #21

I'd like to add 'Post Apocalypse Christmas' by Gruff Rhys (2011) to the popular culture lithiumbomb Dec 2016 #20

I miss Letterman's Christmas show. Jay thomas' Lone Ranger story and football toss at the NightWatcher Dec 2016 #25

This Christmas by Donny Hathaway... Drunken Irishman Dec 2016 #26

Chris Rea: Driving Home For Christmas Elwood P Dowd Dec 2016 #27

I agree with OP. Great song. Charles Bukowski Dec 2016 #31

One of my favorites Danascot Dec 2016 #33

One of the better versions! ManiacJoe Dec 2016 #41

bowie and bing rdking647 Dec 2016 #36