Christmas Kisses (EP)

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Christmas Kisses
Ariana Grande – Christmas Kisses.png
EP by Ariana Grande
Released December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 13:17
Label Republic
Producer
Ariana Grande chronology
Yours Truly
(2013)Yours Truly2013		 Christmas Kisses
(2013)		 My Everything
(2014)
Alternative cover
Japanese reissue cover
Singles from Christmas Kisses
  1. "Last Christmas"
    Released: November 19, 2013
  2. "Love Is Everything"
    Released: November 26, 2013
  3. "Snow in California"
    Released: December 3, 2013
  4. "Santa Baby"
    Released: December 10, 2013
  5. "Santa Tell Me"
    Released: November 24, 2014

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Christmas Kisses is the first EP by American singer Ariana Grande, it went on to sell 405,000 copies worldwide and was released on December 13, 2013 in most of the world,[1] and on December 17, 2013 in the United States,[2] as a collection of classic Christmas covers. The fourth track, Santa Baby, also features Grande's former Victorious co-star Liz Gillies.

On December 3, 2014, the Japanese special edition was released, peaking at No. 25 on the Oricon Albums Chart. The Japanese edition includes one new track, "Santa Tell Me", which was also released on November 24, 2014 as the fifth single from the extended play.[3]

Background and release

On 6 November 2013, Grande announced via Twitter she would be releasing new music each week leading up to Christmas, beginning with a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas": "I'm releasing new music for Christmas! New song every week as a countdown to the holidays starting Nov19. Beyond excited to share them w/ U! The 1st song #LastChristmas out Nov 19. I can't wait for u to hear our spin on it. There will be originals as well! Hope u love the music."[4]

"Last Christmas" was released as the first single, opening up to positive reviews and was critically acclaimed for its "R&B spin" on the Christmas classic.[5] On the final week of November, Grande released an original Christmas song, titled "Love Is Everything", and it was also revealed Ariana would be releasing the Christmas Kisses EP later that month.[6] In the first week of December, Ariana Grande released another original Christmas song, "Snow in California"[7] and was later followed by a cover of the 1953 classic "Santa Baby", which features Grande's former Victorious co-star Liz Gillies.[8]

In November 2014, Grande announced to release the EP in Japan with a special edition. The Japanese special edition including one new track "Santa Tell Me", released on November 24, 2014 as Christmas original single in America and the fifth single from Christmas Kisses.[9] The song was written by Grande, Savan Kotecha and Ilya Salmanzadeh, peaking at No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 68 on the UK Singles Chart.[10][11]

On December 5, the Japanese special edition was released on the Japanese version of iTunes.[3] The CD edition was released on December 3, two days before released in digital download.[12] It peaked at No. 25 on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming her third charted album on that chart.[13]

Promotion

Preceding the release of her Christmas EP, she gave a series of performances, including at the 87th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[14][15] NBC New York's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting broadcast,[16][17] the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles' Staples Center and Z100's Jingle Ball event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[18] She also sang at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, with Big Sean and Mac Miller.[19]

Singles

"Love is Everything"

"Love is Everything" charted in three countries.

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Netherlands (Singles Top 100)[20] 89
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 132
Ukraine (FDR Music Charts)[22] 1

Track listing

Christmas Kisses — Standard edition[23]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Last Christmas"   George Michael 3:23
2. "Love Is Everything"  
3:33
3. "Snow in California"  
3:27
4. "Santa Baby" (featuring Liz Gillies)
  • Joan Javits
  • Philip Springer
  • Tony Springer
 2:51
Total length:
 13:15
Christmas Kisses — Japanese edition (bonus tracks)[3]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
5. "Santa Tell Me"  
3:24
Total length:
 16:39

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24] 25

Release history

Region Date Version Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom December 13, 2013 Standard edition Digital download Republic Records [23]
United States December 17, 2013 [25]
Japan December 3, 2014 Japanese edition CD [12]
December 5, 2014 Digital download [3]

References

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  20. ↑ dutchcharts.nl, "Discografie Ariana Grande", Accessed May 22, 2016.
  21. ↑ zobbel.de, "Chart Log UK: New Entries". Accessed may 22, 2016.
  22. ↑ fdr.com.ua, "FDR Pop Singles Chart". Accessed May 22, 2016.
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  24. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2014-12-15" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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