It’s the best Christmas song ever. And for several years now Darlene Love has been on the last Letterman show before Christmas to perform. The EPG doesn’t tell me who’s scheduled for Friday night, but I’m hoping she’ll be on.
Nobody does it better than this, or this, or this. Just look at the performance she gets out of the band and the backup singers too.
I love the Letterman Christmas show. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video about the making of the annual Darlene Love “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” segment narrated by Paul Shaffer:
Thanks randwill! I’m counting that clip in my record haul of Xmas gifts this year. That montage at the end is incredible. It’s not like Christmas at all without Darlene Love singing Baby, Please Come Home.
You’re welcome and have a good one!
LOVE this Letterman tradition! and thanks randwill for the clip and tripolar for the thread!
I agree. It “makes” Christmas for me.
Wow, where have I been? This is the first I’ve heard this. She’s fantastic! Thanks so much for posting this!
Another fabulous performance. Everybody go about your business now.
Wasn’t it good? And Letterman as the Lone Ranger…I’ve heard that story before but them acting it out was hilarious.
Who was the guy riding shotgun?
Thank goodness for this thread. I had forgotten about it, but thanks to you I was glued to my set waiting. Wonderful. I love it.
I didn’t think it was as good this year as it has been in the past, but that’s fine. She’s not getting any younger and I’m probably overly-familiar with the presentation after 20+ years. For me, the whole thing rests on that moment when she does the please-please call and response, and the snow starts falling.
I hope Dave goes off the air before Darlene is unable to perform the song any longer. It will be easier to accept the loss of my holiday tradition that way.
Just to show you how oblivious I sometimes am, I always thought the title of this was Gremlins Theme Song.