Best Christmas Ever, Ronnie Spector (Bad Girl)

As I tipped you a few months back, the former lead Ronette pulled together a five-song EP for 2010, featuring "It's Christmas Once Again," which appeared on an earlier album of Ronnie's. The other four songs, newly recorded for this project, include "My Christmas Wish," originally written by Johnny Colla of Huey Lewis and the News and performed by him in a rare 1993 solo outing; "Best Christmas Ever," from Universal Honey's 2003 holiday album, well regarded by your humble proprietor; and "It's the Time (Happy Holidays)" and "Light a Candle," about which I don't know much. A little mellow for Ronnie, who sounds better rocking out, as compared to her Phil Spector stablemate Darlene Love, whose voice is a bit more versatile. But it's still worthwhile for fans of Wall-of-Sound-era music.