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Harvey Philip "Phil" Spector was born on December 26, 1939. He is currently in prison for the 2003 shooting death of Lana Clarkson.

With a brassy voice and attitude to match, Ronnie Spector was the prototypical 1960s tough girl.

What a Christmas gift it was. Singers Darlene Love and Ronnie Spector shared the stage for the first time in more than 15 years Thursday to play a benefit show for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.

Ronnie Spector will always have an audience, thanks to a plethora of hits. The former lead vocalist of the Ronettes belted out '60s classics such as "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain." "I'm proud of all that I've done," says Spector, whose "Christmas Party" tour stops tonight at World Cafe Live.

It's no exaggeration: "A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector" is one of the best holiday albums of all time.

Because of his desire to create a music that bore his indelible stamp, he developed a stable of artists that all had an impressive string of hits thanks to his unparalleled Midas touch.

The Crystals' house-rocking treatment of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" proved the most lasting smash on "A Christmas Gift for You," the Phil Spector-produced holiday music landmark of the 1960s, newly reissued this season.

Various Artists A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector Yes, Phil Spector is a batshit-crazy murderer with the most hideous collection of wigs this side of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein .

Darlene Love - Christmas >> Posted By scott4261 3 hours, 21 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment "Christmas " is a song by Darlene Love from the 1963 Christmas compilation album, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector.

There is only one absolutely essential rock 'n' roll Christmas album a ' "A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector." Released in 1963, it features acts from Spector's stable a ' Darlene Love, The Ronettes, The Crystals, etc.

Darlene Love is a Jersey Girl by association. 'I have so many fans in New Jersey, they just took over my life,' the singer says with a laugh.

Today's thrill feels more illicit than cheap: I think Phil Spector 's A Christmas Gift for You is probably the best seasonal cheer that $13.99 can buy.

Currently blogging in two languages, due to severe overflow of useless opinions.

Phil Spector s Christmas album may be amazing, but how can you listen to music produced by a guy with this hair? Plus, he killed someone.

When you are a Jewish artist in the mainstream music world, sometimes you must bow to popular interest and record a few songs for those holidays your family back in the shtetl likely never celebrated.

The Spector of Christmas past: Ronnie Spector sang on Phil's classic holiday album.

Entertainment News Phil Spector is a killer and a sleaze, but he is also a tragedy.

"The Last of the Rock Stars" : B+ A geless girl-group goddess Spector's comeback - finally available in the United States after being released in Europe in 2006 - is so good it makes you wonder what took so long.

No disrespect to Burl Ives, but it's time for some new holiday tunes. Answering the call this holiday season are Andrea Bocelli, Michael McDonald and a host of other artists from across the musical map, from pop to rock to whatever you would call Sting these days.

If I told you that the single greatest Christmas album ever made was created by a murderer, you might think I was talking about the plot of some holiday horror b-movie like Silent Night, Deadly Night .