Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the countdown.

A sweet vintage Christmas card image from Pinterest. (Image found online.  Original source unknown.)

If I did a Top Ten list of the best skits and ongoing features from both “Late Night With David Letterman” and “The Late Show with David Letterman”, this woman’s 28 consecutive yearly appearances would be close to the top. It started in December 1986 and ended nearly three decades later in December 2014 which was six months before Dave retired. It was a fabulous tradition celebrating a great Christmas song, an unbelievably powerful voice and a vicarious connection with the rest of Dave’s audience who looked forward to the performance as much as I did. And over 10 years later, I still miss it. But thanks to Dave’s own YouTube channel, I can relive it over & over again.

Darlene Love on “Late Night With David Letterman” in December 1986. (Image found online.  Original source unknown.)

Love on “The Late Show With David Letterman” in December 2014. (Image found online.  Original source unknown.)

Darlene Love: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” (1963, written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector).

Darlene Love: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” (Live performance on December 16, 1986 of Darlene Love’s First “Christmas” Appearance on “Late Night With David Letterman”. Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector).

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

Until next time, happy listening!!!