<P> `` Put a Little Love in Your Heart '' is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon , who composed it with her brother , Randy Myers , and Jimmy Holiday . In the U.S. , it was DeShannon 's highest - charting hit , reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts . In late 1969 , the song reached number one on South Africa 's hit parade . </P>
<P> `` Put a Little Love in Your Heart '' is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon , who composed it with her brother , Randy Myers , and Jimmy Holiday . In the U.S. , it was DeShannon 's highest - charting hit , reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts . In late 1969 , the song reached number one on South Africa 's hit parade . </P>
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Jackie DeShannon , who composed it with her brother , Randy Myers , and Jimmy Holiday
Jackie DeShannon , who composed it with her brother , Randy Myers , and Jimmy Holiday