Written by the label's songwriting-producing team, The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Alphonzo Mizell, Christine Perren, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards),[1] the song was recorded for the Jackson brothers' 1970 seasonal album, entitled Jackson 5 Christmas Album.
"Give Love on Christmas Day" was written by the Motown Records' producing-writing team known as "The Corporation".
The Jacksons' hit singles such as "I Want You Back", "ABC" and "The Love You Save" had been written by the Motown team months earlier, and had aided the five brothers in becoming the first black teen idols.
[2] The festive track was included on The Jackson 5 Christmas Album, released in 1970.
[4] In a review of Jackson 5 Christmas Album, Lynn Norment of the African American-orientated magazine Ebony described Michael Jackson's vocals on the track—along with the songs "The Little Drummer Boy", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"—as sounding "angelic".