Santa Will Find You was Wright's first album collection of holiday songs and her third extended play release in her career.

Wright later performed the tune at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C. before officially recording it for the album.

[6][7] Following its release, Wright commented to Taste of Country that she "hope[s] this music becomes part of a new emotional landscape for listeners.

Moore called its five songs to be "dripping with the down-home vibes craved by her longtime fans and new listeners ."

In addition, Moore concluded: "The vibe of this release owes a lot to music still relatively new in ’73, copying the sounds of the season from the singer’s own childhood.

"[9] In addition, Robert Crawford of Rolling Stone named its title track one of the magazine's "10 Best Country Songs of the Week" in December 2018.