Ben J.Lo’s Happy Holidays as Newlyweds

For her first Christmas as Mrs.Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez had one simple wish: She wanted "everything to be extra special," says a source close to the actress and pop superstar.

- ERIC ANDERSSON

Mission accomplished. On Dec. 17 Lopez, 53, and her Oscar winner husband, 50, kicked off the holidays with a party for family and friends at their Los Angeles home, which was decked out with twinkling lights and a traditional tree. The highlight of the festive night: Both Lopez and Affleck serenaded the crowd as Lopez's vocal coach and pal Stevie Mackey accompanied them on the piano. Videos posted to Instagram showed Lopez leading guests in a rousing rendition of "Jingle Bells," while Affleck crooned John Legend's "By Christmas Eve" before kissing his wife. Five months after saying "I do," the couple "are still in the honeymoon phase,” says the Lopez source. “They’re doing great.”