The Grammy season officially kicked off with a Christmas gift from Mariah Carey, who donned go-go boots to sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," thereby also giving a little holiday cheer to Phil Spector, one of the writers of the tune.

Hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J, the show featured a mix of performances from the Foo Fighters, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion and more, as well as awards and the kind of awkward banter usually reserved for actual award shows.

Did you watch? Read our recap, scan the list of nominations and check out our gallery of performers and nominees. Then sound off in the comments.

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