[1][7] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that a "series of punk-pop holiday tunes" is featured on the project; he cited Weezer's version of "The Christmas Song", P.O.D.

[1] Agreeing the album contains pop punk material, Entertainment Weekly's Chris Willman said it includes "vocal-group bubblegum", listing Christina Aguilera's version of "Angels We Have Heard on High" and LFO's song "Red Letter Day" as representatives of this sound.

[4] Several critics identified the song as a parody or cover of Eartha Kitt's 1953 single "Santa Baby";[2][9] Ford's performance was compared with those of Britney Spears and Destiny's Child.

[2][16] To promote the album, a limited quantity of copies contained tickets for a free trip to be a part of the Total Request Live studio audience in New York City.

A writer from The New York Times referenced the track as "a high-gloss ode to Christmas materialism",[4] and Melinda Newman of Billboard described Ford's performance as "kittenish".

[14] The Herald News' Annie Alleman called the song "sultry", and praised the way it was paired with NSYNC's "I Don't Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You".

[1] Dan DeLuca of Knight Ridder panned the track as "shamelessly acquisitive",[13] and a writer for the Star Tribune said its emphasis on greed was inappropriate for the holiday season.

Chun of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin commended the album for its inclusion of "anti-Christmas songs", such as "I Won't Be Home for Christmas", and original material by Smash Mouth, Little T and One Track Mike, and Jimmy Fallon.

[7][23] The Pitch's Robert Bishop wrote that tracks by Weezer and Blink-182 were highlights but dismissed the album by writing; "the coal lumps outweigh the worthy gifts".

[1][8][24] Scott Mavis wrote that the album's track listing was tolerable but that the record label should have split the pop and rock material into two separate releases.

[1] A writer from the Orlando Weekly also criticized the track listing, writing; "the record doesn't promise much more than a red-and-green-hued version of the current pop-chart promiscuity".

[8] In a more positive review, Heather Phares praised a majority of the album's songs and wrote that it "has enough good moments to make it a decent stocking stuffer".