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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2003 13:29:23 GMT -5
This is a Christmas classic. It was produced by Phil Spector. Easily my favorite Christmas song as far as the pre-80's collection of them goes.
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Nov 11, 2004 16:59:11 GMT -5
Among my Top 5 favorites of all-time.
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Post by allow that on Nov 11, 2004 20:48:52 GMT -5
Not counting traditional Christmas songs, this is in my Top 5 favorites too.
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Post by cking33 on Nov 3, 2005 2:44:03 GMT -5
hmmm... this song... or All I Want for Christmas Is You... It's tough. As one critic of this song said, "Darlene Love can summon snow in July." But I guess you could say that about Mariah seeing as how AIWFCIY got spins during summer. I love every year when Darlene Love goes on Letterman to sing this.
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Post by anitabakerfan on Nov 6, 2005 14:43:37 GMT -5
Everytime I hear this I think of the "Home Alone" movie....Wasn't this from that movie?
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Post by Michael1973 on Nov 7, 2005 12:00:51 GMT -5
Everytime I hear this I think of the "Home Alone" movie....Wasn't this from that movie? Darlene's "All Alone On Christmas", a very similar sounding song, was in Home Alone 2. |
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Post by cking33 on Nov 7, 2005 18:15:12 GMT -5
Phil Spector wrote this with the Brill Building team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote a lot of the songs Spector and his girl groups made famous. Together, this trio wrote:
River Deep, Mountain High-Ike and Tina
Be My Baby-Ronettes
Crystals- Da Doo Run Run
I Can Hear Music-Beach Boys/Ronettes
Chapel of Love-Dixie Cups
Not too Young to Get Married - Darlene Love (as lead for Bob B. Soxx and Blue Jeans)
Baby, I Love You-Ronettes
Then He Kissed Me-Crystals
Wait 'Til My Bobby Gets Home-Darlene Love
On their own, without Spector, Greenwich/Barry wrote:
Hanky Panky-Tommy James and the Shondels
Do Wah Diddy Diddy-Manfred Mann
among others...
Just thought I'd give credit where it's due.
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Post by cking33 on Dec 15, 2005 15:58:15 GMT -5
Darlene Love is slated to sing this on Letterman on Dec. 23. If you want to see a great performance check it out!
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Post by cking33 on Dec 24, 2005 0:51:55 GMT -5
She knocked it out of the park as usual.
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Post by WotUNeed on Nov 11, 2007 19:07:09 GMT -5
Hearing this song is, for me, what really makes it feel like the holiday season. Truly a classic.
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 19, 2007 15:41:50 GMT -5
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) was later covered by U2 and Mariah Carey.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2011 1:35:21 GMT -5
Adore this song. In contention for my favorite Christmas song ever.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 19:50:35 GMT -5
#1 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
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Post by Unhinged on Nov 29, 2016 19:15:44 GMT -5
Love, love, love this!
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Post by Caviar on Dec 2, 2016 7:25:46 GMT -5
Lovely song.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 24, 2018 20:22:59 GMT -5
Fifty-five years after its initial release, this classic enters the Hot 100 at No. 50 this week. :)
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Post by dbhmr on Dec 24, 2018 22:01:32 GMT -5
A perfect Christmas song.
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Post by Caviar on Dec 24, 2018 22:02:25 GMT -5
Best Christmas song by a female hands down.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 27, 2021 7:49:08 GMT -5
not sure the obsession with the Mariah version when the original Darlene Love version is right there. from the great Phil Spector Christmas album A Christmas Gift for You which was released in 1963.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Nov 27, 2021 13:53:34 GMT -5
This song already has a thread.
I’m a huge fan of Mariah’s version but even I know the original is a classic and beautiful sang by Miss Love, who I’ve always loved.
There’s room for both. Even Darlene herself said her favorite cover of her song is MC’s. 💅
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 27, 2021 16:59:32 GMT -5
This song already has a thread. I’m a huge fan of Mariah’s version but even I know the original is a classic and beautiful sang by Miss Love, who I’ve always loved. There’s room for both. Even Darlene herself said her favorite cover of her song is MC’s. 💅 i could not find a thread through a Google search though i am glad there was one . |
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Post by back2blk on Nov 27, 2021 17:07:19 GMT -5
I’m obsessed with Mariah’s version because it’s an impeccable cover and I’m able to enjoy either because both offer something the other doesn’t. And since I’m such a lamb, I tend to prefer her version.
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Post by otaviohmg on Dec 7, 2021 5:50:57 GMT -5
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Dec 7, 2021 16:21:30 GMT -5
I was today years old when I learned that Cher sings backup on this ("Christmaaaaaassss") and now it's all I can hear.
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Post by jenglisbe on Dec 7, 2021 16:25:13 GMT -5
Wow, a new peak already this year?! It should go higher before the end of this season. Nice. I wonder why it's doing better this year?
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Post by jdanton2 on Dec 16, 2022 16:25:03 GMT -5
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Post by #LisaRinna on Dec 16, 2022 16:33:01 GMT -5
Darlene needs to stay away from Mariah with all the nasty comments she's made this year, including attacking Mariah on her motherhood. Fake ass bitch. |
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Post by colson on Dec 16, 2022 16:41:46 GMT -5
Why would Mariah duet with someone who totally disrespected her like that and never apologized? Darlene can kick rocks as far as I'm concerned. |
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 30, 2023 19:23:29 GMT -5
Cher covered this for her new Christmas album in a duet with Darlene Love . as mention Cher sang background on the original version . if they were to push that as a single Darlene would pass Cher in being the oldest to chart at pop radio with her being 82 . it probably won't happen though. they performed it together last night in NY for the Christmas tree lighting.
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