25 Songs of Christmas: Luther Vandross, Every Year, Every Christmas

Here at Soul In Stereo, we’re counting down to Christmas by featuring our favorite holiday tracks. Here’s today’s Christmas classic:

Don’t you miss BET’s Midnight Love?

Sure, by the end of its run BET was reduced to showing “R&B videos” like 50 Cent’s “20 Questions” but it was always a good time – albeit a bit predictable.

From Dec. 1-Dec. 24, every single episode of Midnight Love would feature Lutha’s depressing ode to the holidays. EVERY SINGLE EPISODE. Every day in December you were guaranteed to be deflated by Lutha’s sad-man act.

But sometimes predictability is a good thing. As always, Lutha’s voice is absolutely flawless. I guess that’s what makes the song so gripping.

Lutha makes sadness sound so good, every year, every depressing Christmas.

Want to add your favorite Christmas songs to our monthlong playlist? Simply drop them off at edward@soulinstereo.com, on our Facebook page, on Twitter @etbowser, or stop by the comments section. Merry Christmas, playas!