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Give Love On Christmas DayNew Edition

Released: December 12, 1985

Songwriter: Fonce Mizell Berry Gordy Freddie Perren Deke Richards Christine Yarian

Producer: Richard Rudolph Michael Sembello

[Verse 1: Ralph Tresvant]
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: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
Why don't you give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)
Oh, even the ones who have everything
Still need to feel what your heart can bring
Give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)
No greater gift is there than love

[Verse 2: Ralph Tresvant]
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: Ralph Tresvant, New Edition]
Why don't you give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)
Oh, each one of us wishes all of you
All of the dreams that you dream come true
Give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas day)
No greater gift is there than love

What the world needs is love
Yes, the world needs your love

Why don't you give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)
Even the ones who have everything
Still need to feel what a heart can bring
Give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)
No greater gift is there than love

What the world needs is love
Yes, the world needs your love

Give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)
Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, and Ralph too
Give all the love that we feel to you
Give love on Christmas Day (On Christmas Day)

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
[Ronnie DeVoe]
Hi, this is Ronnie
Give love on Christmas, and you'll be given the greatest gift of all

[Bobby Brown]
But this is Bobby
Love is a gift, and I give my love to you
You know it!

[Ricky Bell]
Hi, this is Ricky
Season's greetings in every way for this Christmas holiday

[Michael Bivins]
And Mike, make it a day to remember, y'all
This 25th day of December

[Ralph Tresvant]
But this is Ralph
And you might have a lot of presents underneath your tree
But love is the only gift that lasts eternally

[New Edition]
Merry Christmas, y'all!
(On Christmas Day)

New Edition

New Edition is a Boston-based R&B group that was seen as the inspiration of the boy bands that followed them during the 1980s and 1990s. The group initially consisted of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. They released their debut album Candy Girl in 1983 after being discovered by producer Maurice Starr. This album yielded the hits “Candy Girl,” “Popcorn Love,” and “Is This the End.” After a financial dispute, New Edition cut ties with Starr and released their second album New Edition in 1984, which features two of their biggest “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” In November 1985, they released All for Love featuring the hits “Count Me Out” and “A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)” and one month later released Christmas All Over the World.

Before the end of 1985, the group decided to vote Bobby Brown out of the group for his disruptive behavior. After their 1986 doo-wop cover album Under the Blue Moon, lead singer Ralph Tresvant was considering a solo career as the group’s direction was in question. In 1987, Johnny Gill was added to the group and the quintet went on to create their most popular album Heart Break with producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis in 1988. This album was released on June 20, 1988—the same day as Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel—and features two more of their biggest “If It Isn’t Love” and “Can You Stand the Rain.”

In 1990, Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bell Biv Devoe all went on to have successful hits. Among these hits was the remix to BBD’s “Word to the Mutha,” which was the first song to feature all six members. After a hiatus, all six members came together in 1996 to create the album Home Again, which hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and was a multi-platinum success. After some friction on the Home Again tour, Bobby Brown decided to depart the group again. In 2004, after leaving their longtime label MCA Records, New Edition signed with Bad Boy Records and released the album One Love but they left Bad Boy a year later due to a lack of promotion. The group continues to tour together and sell out shows after 30 years in the business. The group was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017—one day ahead of the BET premiere of their 3-night mini-series The New Edition Story.

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