Cher notably performed background vocals on the song and eventually covered it herself last year.
Chers version, which featured Love, appeared on her LP,Christmas.
Sonny Bono was working for [Phil] Spector at that time, Love said.
Darlene Love performing with Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul on ‘The Tonight Show.‘Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Image
He was one of those guys that would go get whatever Phil needed.
We used to call him The Gopher.
And then one time, he brought this girl to the session.
She was very quiet, very humble, very shy.
I said, Sonny, who is that?
He goes, This is Cher.
This is my new girlfriend.
She was just 17 years old.
We got it in just four takes.
They said, Thats it.
We got what we want.
I was really surprised by how wonderful it turned out.
Last November, Love and Cherperformed a duetof the track as part of the annual Rockefeller Center tree lighting.
