Generally, can't help but like the Phil Spectre Xmas stuff – a bit cheesy I know but that kind of music was always on in our house when I was a kid – Darlene Love, what a star. Me and my sisters used to pretend we were the Ronettes, singing into felt tips and borrowing my mum's dresses – she had one that was Rayon and looked like oil in a puddle – god, I'd love to get my hands on it now.
Went to the Carole King Xmas thing that Richard played at last Xmas and Gregory Porter did this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms16mn4YTqkYou could hear the collective heave of bosoms as every woman in the room fell in love just a little bit. x
With you on this Helen. Went to see Ronnie Spector's Christmas gig when we were in NYC in 2007......cheesy yes, but a right laugh and fitted in with all the other usual NYC Christmas stuff.