Forget those other symbols of the holiday season. The appearance of Santa in the mall? The lighting of the tree in Rockefeller Center? The hanging of the lights on your house? All those sappy Christmas movies?

Feh.

Christmas officially begins when Darlene Love sings “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on Letterman.

Tonight’s the night. Holiday teevee doesn’t get any better.

DECEMBER 24 UPDATE: See last night’s performance here. Darlene is 67 years old. Dayam.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 at 6:00 am and is filed under This 'n' That.