"[5] Record producer Joe Viglione, writing for AllMusic, describes the song as a G-rated calendar of pin-ups such as Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe,[1] using verbal rather than visual imagery.

[1] Other months in the song reference Valentine's Day in February, the Easter Bunny in April, a junior prom in May and June.

It consists of Neil Sedaka playing the piano and dancing alongside four models (including his wife Leba), on a mock stage made to resemble calendar themes.

In 1991, Mexican pop band OV7 (then "La onda vaselina"") recorded a version in Spanish were entitled "Calendario de Amor".

Also in 1991, Neil Sedaka recorded a new version of "Calendar Girl", which was included as the B-side of his newly released single "The Miracle Song".

In 1998, Brazilian singer Eliana recorded the song on his sixth studio album, titled "Um Calendário do Amor".

The personnel on the original recording include Al Caiola, Buck Pizzarelli, Art Ryerson and Bill Suyker on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, Ernie Hayes on piano, Jerome Richardson on sax, and David "Panama" Francis on drums.