Produced by Greg Wells, My Gift features guest appearances from John Legend and Underwood's oldest son Isaiah.

One of the traditional tracks, "The Little Drummer Boy", Underwood was going to record alone but kept thinking about her oldest son Isaiah and asked him if he would want to sing with her on it, which he said "yes."

[4] During an interview with Today's Country with Kelleigh Bannen, Underwood stated that the song came in late into the album process and she knew she had to make room for it.

[5] In September, Underwood told MusicRow, "I went through like every single song and I went on my iTunes and just started listening to so many versions, and marked down notes to give him [Wells] an idea of what I was looking for.

In November, Underwood released a bonus track to the album, "Favorite Time of Year", in partnership with Amazon Music.

On December 3, Underwood performed "O Holy Night" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

[16] On December 8, Underwood performed songs from the album for a Pandora Live event, hosted by Storme Warren.

[21] Underwood performed "Favorite Time of Year" during NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

[23] On December 18, the Grand Ole Opry, in partnership with the USO, aired a holiday special for the military, including a performance by Underwood.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the album a "stately, somber affair" partly due to the production from Greg Wells, writing that the album "proceeds at a steady pace, adorned with very few bells and whistles, and a sparse choice that helps highlight how Underwood chooses to sing primarily religious-themed material.

"[33] Chuck Campbell of Knoxville News Sentinel gave a positive review of the album, awarding it 4 out of 5, calling it "reverential, poignant and heavily religious – calming music suitable for reflection and introspection", but was less favorable toward the duets with John Legend and Underwood's son, calling the former "disjointed and ultimately overcooked" and speculating that the latter will "sound adorable to many, but cloying to others.

[29] Katie Columbus of The Arts Desk gave it 2 out of 5 stars, writing, "Listened to in full, My Gift is cloying and repetitive.

[42] Two of the album's tracks, "Favorite Time of Year" and "Hallelujah", topped the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.

[19] The special edition contains three new tracks, including "Favorite Time of Year", which was previously an Amazon Music exclusive.

[46] All the tracks from "My Gift", including the Amazon Music exclusive "Favorite Time of Year", appeared on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.