While it includes some of the most iconic Christmas songs of the past 60 years — most notably Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) — if there was ever an album with a problematic history, ...

Great Christmas songs, and great versions of great Christmas songs, are as plentiful as letters to Santa Claus. It’s the holiday for which various-artists compilations were seemingly created (and why ...

The hit Christmas song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" has become a staple of the holiday season, but its origins are rooted in a dark and complicated legacy. Written by Phil Spector, the song ...

A lot of beautiful classic rock songs have disturbing backstories. For example, the best Christmas song of all time was written by a murderer. That hasn’t stopped the song from becoming a hit on the ...

Darlene Love will never stop thinking of her holiday classic, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” At this time of year, she couldn't if she tried. “The post office, grocery store, elevator,” she says ...

Last week’s Limelight featured a list of some all-time Christmas songs, this week we present a list of the top Christmas music albums.There are plenty of great compilations — classic and contemporary ...

Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" was recorded live on Dec. 12, 1975, in Brookville, New York. The popular holiday track was inspired by the 1963 version by The Crystals, produced by ...

Between September and October 1963, 20 session musicians and four vocal acts decamped to Gold Star Studios in Hollywood to make a Christmas album with Phil Spector. Spector was a New York record ...

Darlene Love has transcended generations with her signature powerhouse voice and iconic hits like “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” “He’s a Rebel,” and “He’s Sure the Boy I Love.” Darlene Love’s ...