Bette Midler Back on Christmas Countdown

Peace on Earth! It's Christmas Day.

Wishing you all a happy holiday!

From The Divine Miss M's 2006 album, Cool Yule, here's her special holidays version of Julie Gold's "From a Distance."

Darlene Love: All Alone on My Christmas Countdown 2015

This song is from the soundtrack of the movie Home Alone 2. Sung by Darlene Love and backed by the E Street Band featuring the late Clarence Clemmons playing a very mean sax.

The production is very Spector-esque and may remind you of an earlier Darlene Love song, the title of which is referenced herein.

And it's true that nobody ought to be all alone on Christmas. Spend it with ones you love and gather round the computer listening to my 2015 Christmas Countdown!

Christmas Countdown 2015: Santa Claus Is a Black Man

I first heard this song on John Waters' Christmas album, A John Waters Christmas. I still pull out the cd to play at Christmas season every year.

Although Megyn Kelly and her ilk at Fox News may insist that Santa is white, we know better. Santa, after all, is a fantasy figure and we can imagine him any way we please.

But this song, a very 1970s variation on "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," is  intended strictly to entertain.

Merry Christmas to all as our Christmas Countdown continues!

The Puppini Sisters on My 2015 Christmas Countdown

The Puppini Sisters join my Countdown this holiday season, singing an incredible swing arrangement of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

If this doesn't brighten up your holiday spirits then, bah humbug, nothing will!

Christmas Countdown 2015 featuring Kaye Starr

Kaye Starr is waiting for the man with the bag. Hmmm...!

Wondering what was in it as Starr is surely twinkling!

Still, a rare, great holiday treat from a superb singer. A true blast from the past!

Wait no longer. Kaye, because here he is on Buddy Beaverhausen's Christmas Countdown!

Errr... May we check your bag?

Better watch out now!