[1] The song was released through Benson Records as a bonus track on their 2000 album Sheltering Tree, at the urging of DC, who also co-produced the tune in the summer of 2000.
Which touches on a workaholic attorney rediscovers the true meaning of love and the spirit of the holiday season after an unexpected encounter with a young boy.
[8] While it is a staple of radio stations during the Christmas season,[8] it is often criticized for exploiting poverty to generate a sentimental message and for the narrator's self-congratulatory tone after he gives the boy money.
[10] Christian commentators have also criticized it as a "malevolent portrayal of God" who "inflicts needless suffering on others to teach some jerk the true meaning of Christmas".
[16] Patton Oswalt devoted part of his stand-up performance to the song at the Lisner Auditorium in November 2009, which has since become famous.