About Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is a rock song originally sung by Darlene Love and included on the 1963 seasonal compilation album, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector. The song was written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry (Phil Spector is also co-credited) and Love was given a demo of it over phone performed by them. She went on to record the song in studio, which became a big success over time and one of her signature tunes. Love's later song, "All Alone on Christmas", which was used in the 1992 Christmas movie, Home Alone 2, referenced the song. The song as recorded by Love was released as a single in 1963 (Philles 119) and in 1964 (Philles X-125). But the records did not chart in either year. In December 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" first on its list of The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs, noting that "nobody can match Love's emotion and sheer vocal power."

As an example of the track's staying power, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" entered the Billboard Holiday 100 chart at No. 99 on the week ending December 13, 2014, reaching an all-time peak position of No. 13 six years later (on the week ending December 19, 2020). On the week ending December 29, 2018, the track entered the main Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time at No. 50, and attained an all-time peak position of No. 19 on the week ending January 2, 2021 (following its second chart re-entry). On the official UK Singles Chart, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" made its first appearance on the week of 5 January 2017 at No. 74. It entered the same chart again one year later at No. 77, and again on the week of 20 December 2018 at No. 80, eventually reaching its overall chart peak to date of No. 22 two weeks later.