Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Phil Spector is a terrible man, obviously, but by god he had something when it came to production. There's an almost gospel feel to this, the way it builds so euphorically. The music is so upbeat, it provides a great counterpoint to what is actually a pretty plaintive lyric. This is a great version as well, Apparently Love comes on to David Letterman's US chat show to perform the song ever year at Christmas, which is a great tradition. I can't say if the sax playing Santa is involved every time but let's hope so.