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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
It's the time of the year when all good dreams come true. Dec 05, 2008
Darlene Love is best known for singing "Christmas(Baby Please Come Home)" on the classic Phil Spector produced album A Christmas Gift For You. But she never released a Christmas album of her own until 2007. The album doesn't feature any traditional songs like "Silent Night". It doesn't include any new songs either. Instead, it features covers of Christmas songs from the '60s, '70s and '80s. These songs were originally performed by the likes of James Brown, Stevie Wonder, the Staples Singers, NRBQ, the Pretenders, Tom Petty, XTC and others. Darlene's versions of these songs don't really match the original versions, but they are quite good in their own right. But I am a little disappointed that she didn't cover the Jackson 5 song "Give Love on Christmas Day", which would have been quite appropriate for her.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Sun to Sun Sep 01, 2008
Darlene Love who recorded with the Blossoms & the Crystals in the classic rock era & has gone on to star in films and in the musical "Hairspray" has recorded an excellent Christmas CD that pulls from the work of many songwriters who worked since the 1970s. Tom Petty's "Christmas All Over Again" begins with a bold rocker, "Christmas is a rocking time, put your body next to mine, underneath the mistletoe we go!" NRBQ's "Christmas Wish" is a handsome track. Hank Ballard & James Brown are co-writers on the funk-fest "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto." Darlene's version of "Please Come Home for Christmas" aches with the sadness many feel at holiday time. The Pretenders recorded Learning to Crawl shortly after the death of one band member and shortly before the overdose of another. Love takes their "2000 Miles" and embodies feelings of grief mixed with the holiday, "In these frozen and silent nights, sometimes in a dream you're here outside under the purple sky, diamonds in the snow sparkle." Billy Squier's "Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" rocks with Love belting boldly. My favorite track is the soulful "What Christmas Means to Me" with Zev Katz's infectious bass line thumping throughout. Robbie Robertson who played with The Band wrote "Christmas Must Be Tonight" that slows the pace a bit for Love's most religious track, "How a little baby boy could bring the people so much joy, son of a carpenter, Mary carried the Light." XTC masquerading as The Three Wisemen recorded "Thanks for Christmas" that Love polishes to reveal a lovely melody, "Thanks for Christmas, thanks for winter's friendliness." Love polishes John Lennon & Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" with its beautiful message, "So this is Christmas for weak & for strong, for rich & the poor ones, war is so wrong." The set concludes with a lovely holiday ballad "Night of Peace," "East to west, sun to sun, a night of peace." "It's Christmas Of Course" is an excellent collection of modern Christmas songs performed with zest and conviction. Enjoy!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Worth The Wait! Aug 18, 2008
After a quarter-century of either wearing out the grooves on vinyl or the laser on the CD of the Spector Christmas album, I always thought Ms. Love should do a Christmas CD. My faith was rewarded last Christmas with this beauty of an album. "Christmas Must Be Tonight" is definite Midnight Mass stuff, which she performed so well on Regis and Kelly's show. It compensated for her cancellation from Letterman to do "Christmas(Baby Please Come Home)", my favorite.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Of course it's Christmas - It's Darlene Love! Jan 20, 2008
If you are like me, you probably remember past Letterman shows where this fantastic singer would come out a sing a song around Christmas time. And every year I would listen in awe and ask myself the next day, "who was that?". Lo and behold, that singer was Darlene Love and now regardless of your faith, your religious conviction, let alone the time of year, you too can benefit from her powerful and souldful voice in her lastest CD, Darlene Love - It's Christmas, Of Course.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Darlene Love - It's Christmas, Of Course Jan 04, 2008
All forgetable songs - NOT including "(Christmas) Baby Please Come" for which she is primarily known.
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