She ambles assuredly through the soulful favorite "Please Come Home for Christmas (Bells Will Be Ringing)" and hangs by the piano for a torchy "White Christmas".
She also remarked that "Please Come Home for Christmas (Bells Will Be Ringing)", was the first song selected for inclusion after her mother's recommendation and the song's melancholic lyrics.
His moment of yuletide glory came in December 1961, when his mournful but compelling "Please Come Home for Christmas" established itself as a perennial Christmas favourite.
Willie Nelson's "Please Come Home for Christmas" is a mellow high point, as is Alison Krauss's "Only You Can Bring Me Cheer," with a kind of pop-R&B groove, uncharacteristic for her and well-produced.
'You get the letter down to remind everyone of you ("Could I please come home for the holidays, maybe?") and that has to be done in an amused style.
As rhythm and blues became more raucous and laid the foundations for rock and roll, Brown, who was too gritty to follow Nat King Cole (whom he superficially resembled) into the pop arena, continued to record with less success, although "Please Come Home for Christmas" was a hit in 1961.
After a 12-hour trip from JFK, I was called to the front of the immigration line: "The guy wearing the Moovit tshirt, please come forward!" For a second I thought I'd done something wrong and was going to get in trouble, but then the immigration officer said with a heavy accent "Welcome to Israel!
Can you please come here for a second?
Last up was Josh, with a raspy and engaging rendition of "Please Come Home For Christmas".
On Friday, Darlene Love will sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for David Letterman one last time.
