Between the Vegas trip and the Louisville game, Christmas really snuck up on me this year, but there’s always one moment that puts me in the holiday spirit. For me, it used to be Darlene Love singing “Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” on the David Letterman Show. Letterman, of course, retired last year, but thankfully, things like YouTube exist so I can recreate the moment every year:
If you don’t know about Darlene, I recommend watching the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” which profiles backup singers and, in Love’s case, their difficult transitions to becoming solo artists .