[Verse 1]
People making lists, buying special gifts
Taking time to be kind to one and all
It's that time of year when good friends are dear
And you wish you could give more
Than just presents from a store

[Chorus]
Why don't you give love on Christmas Day
Even the man who has everything
Would be so happy if you would bring
Him love on Christmas Day
No greater gift is there than love
Yeah

[Verse 2]
People you don't know smiling out hello
Everywhere there's an air of Christmas joy
It's that once a year when the world's sincere
And you'd like to find a way
To show the things that words can't say

[Chorus]
Why don't you give love on Christmas Day
The man on the street and the couple upstairs
Want you to know there's one who cares
Give love on Christmas Day
No greater gift is there than love
[Bridge]
Why don't you give love
To someone who needs right now
N-n-n-n-now, someone who needs it right now
Give, ooh, ooh, ooh
What the world needs is love
Yes, the world needs your love

[Chorus]
Give love on Christmas Day
Every little child on Santa's knee
Has room for your love underneath their tree
Give love on Christmas day, yeah
No greater gift is there than love
What the world needs is love
Yes, the world needs your love
Give love on Christmas Day
Every Tom, and Harry, every Suzie Q
Needs love from someone just as much as you
Give love on Christmas Day
No greater gift is there than love
What the world needs is love
Yes, the world needs your love

[Outro]
(Give love) Yeah
Yeah, give love, oh yeah
If you know somebody
If you know somebody who needs love, yeah (Give love)
Why don't you give love, give love, give love
No greater gift is there than love
What the world need is love
Yes, the world needs your love
Ah, ooh, hoo, hoo (Give love), ooh, ooh, ooh