During the Gerry Ryan show, Austin confirmed that the song had originally been written with the Spice Girls in mind.

The song features an intro and ending sample from the Frank Sinatra recording "The Christmas Waltz".

Michael performed the song live on 13 December for the final of the 2009 series of The X Factor.

The song debuted at number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart.

The video features Michael as a boy, and it shows his view of Christmas from a child's perspective; shown by the visualization of sunshine, lightbulbs, and motherly love.