Merry Christmas from Darlene and Dave and me and all the folks here at X-Ray Spex

Here, in case you missed it, is a little last-minute Christmas present: Darlene Love's performance of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" as seen on "Late Night With David Letterman" this past Friday.

Darlene shows up every year to sing the tune she first recorded for 1963's "A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector," and this year -- as always -- she blew the roof off the joint. Combined with Letterman's other great Christmas tradition, Jay Thomas telling his Lone Ranger story and knocking the meatball off the tree -- it's one of the things that makes the holidays special each year ... no kidding.

So, on behalf of everyone here, have yourself a merry little Christmas. And Peace on Earth.