My idea of a perfect Christmas The Jackson 5 Is to spend it with you People making lists, buying special gifts In a party or dinner for two Taking time to be kind to one and all Anywhere would do It's that time of year when good friends are Celebrating the yuletide season near Always lights up our lives And you wish you could give more than just Simple pleasures are made special too presents from a store When they're shared with you Why don't you give love on Christmas Day Looking through some old photographs Oh even the man who has everything Faces and friends we'll always remember Would be so happy if you would bring Watching busy shoppers rushing about Him love on Christmas Day In the cool breeze of December No greater gift is there than love Sparkling lights all over town Children's carols in the air People you don't know smile and nod hello By the Christmas tree Everywhere there's an air of Christmas joy A shower of stardust on your hair It's that once of year when the world's sincere And you'd like to find a way to show the things I can't think of a better Christmas that words can't say Than my wish coming true And my wish is that you'd let me spend Why don't you give love on Christmas Day? My whole life with you Oh the man on the street and the couple upstairs Looking through some old photographs All need to know there's someone who cares Faces and friends we'll always remember Give love on Christmas Day Watching busy shoppers rushing about No greater gift is there than love In the cool breeze of December Sparkling lights all over town What the world needs is love Children's carols in the air Yes, the world needs your love By the Christmas tree A shower of stardust on your hair Why don't you give love on Christmas Day Every little child on Santa's knee I can't think of a better Christmas Has room for your love underneath his tree Than my wish coming true Give love on Christmas Day And my wish is that you'd let me spend No greater gift is there than love My whole life with you My idea of a perfect Christmas What the world needs is love Is spending it with you Yes, the world needs your love Give love, oh give love on Christmas day Every Tom, Dick, and Harry, every Susie too Needs love every bit as much as you