The LP, produced by Harvey Fuqua, includes recordings of familiar Christmas songs such as "White Christmas", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "My Favorite Things", and "Joy to the World".

It was reissued in 1999 in CD form with four bonus tracks, including a cover of "Just a Lonely Christmas" (originally recorded by Harvey Fuqua's group The Moonglows), and a Florence Ballard-led version of "Silent Night".

This expanded version of the album was re-released in 2003 as 20th Century Masters – The Best of the Supremes: The Christmas Collection.

[8][9] In 2017 The Ultimate Merry Christmas, a 2-CD set containing the original album in mono and stereo as well as an abundance of bonus material, was released by Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.

[10] Their version of "My Favorite Things" was featured in the 2018 Christmas film of The Grinch soundtrack.