1986 was the first year that R&B singer Darlene Love performed her barn-burning rendition of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on David Letterman. Remind yourself:

And though she’s visited Letterman to reprise the song ever since, it was questionable if Darlene was going to show up for this year’s holiday show. However—probably because she knew Letterman was retiring—she did perform it, and if you missed it last Friday, here it is in all its glory.

Kind of different from the 1986 version, huh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=//www.youtube.com/embed/nzj3S2p2W44

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

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