Give Love On Christmas Day

by Johnny Gill
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Peo ple mak (Am)ing (Dm7)lists, buy ing spe cial (Em7)gifts, tak ing (Am7)time to be (Dm7)kind to one and (Dm7)all.

It’s that time (Am)of (Dm7)year when good friends are (Em7)dear and you (A7)wish you could give (G7)more to than just pres ents from a (C)store.

(Cmaj7)Why (Dm7)don’t (Em7)you (Fmaj7)give love on (B)Christ mas (A7)day?

Oh, the (G7)e ven the man who has ev ple ’ry thing (Cmaj7)would be so hap py if you would (C7)bring (Fmaj7)him love on (B)Christ mas (Em7)day.

No (Dm7)great er gift

is there than (Cmaj7)love.

Peo ple you (Am)don’t (Dm7)know smile and nod hel (Em7)lo.

Ev ’ry (Am7)where there’s an (Dm7)air of Christ mas (Dm7)joy.

It’s that once (Am)a (Dm7)year when the world’s sin (Em7)cere and you’d (A7)like to find a (G7)more to show the things that words can’t (C)say.

(Cmaj7)Why (Dm7)don’t (Em7)you (Fmaj7)give love on (B)Christ

mas (A7)day?

Oh, the (G7)man on the street and the cou ple up stairs (Cmaj7)all need to know there’s some one who (C7)cares.

(Fmaj7)Give love on (B)Christ

mas (Em7)day.

No (Dm7)great er gift

is there than (Cmaj7)love.

(Cmaj7)love.

What the (Fmaj7)world needs is (B)love,

yes, the (E7)world needs your (Am)love.

Why (C7)don’t you (Fmaj7)give love on (B)Christ

mas (Em7)day?

(A7)Oh, (Dm7)ev ’ry lit tle child on (G7)San ta’s knee has (Cmaj7)room for your love un der neath his (C7)tree.

(Fmaj7)Give love on (B)Christ

mas (Em7)day.

No (Dm7)great er gift is there than (Cmaj7)love.

What the (Fmaj7)world needs is (B)love, yes, the (E7)world needs your (Am)love.

Why (C7)don’t you (Fmaj7)give love on (B)Christ

mas (Em7)day?

(A7)Oh, (Dm7)ev ’ry lit tle child on (G7)San ta’s knee has (Cmaj7)room for your love un der neath his (C7)tree.

(Fmaj7)Give love on (B)Christ

mas (Em7)day.

No (Dm7)great er gift is there than (Cmaj7)love.

What the (Cmaj7)love.

Give Love On Christmas Day — Classic Piano Sheet Music

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Read "Give Love On Christmas Day" by Johnny Gill in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 75 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

About “Give Love On Christmas Day”

Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Give Love On Christmas Day"?
Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
What key is "Give Love On Christmas Day" by Johnny Gill played in?
Give Love On Christmas Day is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
What's the tempo (BPM) of "Give Love On Christmas Day"?
The arrangement plays at 75 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
Is "Give Love On Christmas Day" easy to play on piano?
Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
Can I download sheet music for "Give Love On Christmas Day"?
Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
Who composed "Give Love On Christmas Day"?
"Give Love On Christmas Day" was originally performed by Johnny Gill. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
What chords are used in "Give Love On Christmas Day"?
This arrangement uses 16 chords: A7, Abaug, Am, Am7, Bm7, C, C6, C7, +8 more.
Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
Yes — "Give Love On Christmas Day" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature C, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
Yes — slow the tempo from 75 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
Why can I click a note in the score?
Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.