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Christmas Kisses (EP)

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2013 EP by Ariana Grande
Christmas Kisses
EP by
ReleasedDecember 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)
Recorded2013
StudioBrandon’s Way Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length13:15(standard)
16:29(special)
LabelRepublic
Producer
Ariana Grande chronology
Yours Truly
(2013)		Christmas Kisses
(2013)		My Everything
(2014)
Alternative cover
Japanesereissue 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

Christmas Kisses is the debutChristmas record andextended play (EP) by American singerAriana Grande. It was released on December 13, 2013, in most countries,[2] and on December 17, 2013, in the United States,[3] as a collection of two covers of classicChristmas songs, and two original songs. On December 3, 2014, the Japanese special edition was released forCD and two days later fordigital download. It peaked at number twenty-five on theOricon chart. The EP went on to sell 68,871 copies in the US and over 405,000 copies worldwide.[4][5]

Background and release

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On November 6, 2013, Grande announced viaTwitter she would be releasing new music each week leading up toChristmas, beginning with a cover ofWham!'s "Last Christmas": "I'm releasing new music for Christmas! New song every week as a countdown to the holidays starting Nov 19. 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."[6]

"Last Christmas" was released as the lead single, opening up to positive reviews and was critically acclaimed for its "R&B and Soul spin" on the Christmas classic.[1] On the final week of November, Grande released an original Christmas song, titled "Love Is Everything", and it was also revealed Grande would be releasingChristmas Kisses later that month.[7] In the first week of December, Grande released another original Christmas song "Snow in California"[8] and was later followed by a cover of the 1953 classic "Santa Baby", which features Grande's formerVictorious co-starElizabeth Gillies.[9]

In November 2014, Grande announced she would release the special edition of the EP exclusively in Japan. The special edition included a new track "Santa Tell Me", released on November 24, 2014, as the fifth and final single fromChristmas Kisses.[10] The song was written by Grande,Savan Kotecha andIlya Salmanzadeh and peaked at number 17 on the USBillboard Hot 100 and number 11 on theUK Singles Chart.[11][12]

On December 5, the Japanese special edition was released on JapaneseiTunes.[13] It was released physically on December 3, two days before the digital release.[14] It peaked at number 25 on theOricon Albums Chart, becoming her third album to peak on that chart, followingYours Truly (2013) andMy Everything (2014).[15]

Promotion

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Preceding the release of her ChristmasEP, she gave a series of performances, including at the 87th annualMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[16][17]NBC New York'sRockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting broadcast,[18][19] theKIIS-FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles'Staples Center andZ100's Jingle Ball event atMadison Square Garden in New York City.[20] She also sang atDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, withBig Sean andMac Miller.[21]

Singles

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Last Christmas

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Chart (2013–22)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[22]73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23]59
Portugal (AFP)[24]155
South Korea (Gaon)[25]24
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26]92
USBillboard Hot 100[27]96
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[28]26
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[29]32
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[30]1
US Holiday Streaming Songs (Billboard)[31]22

Love Is Everything

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Chart (2013)Peak
position
Netherlands (Singles Top 100)[32]89
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[33]132
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[34]15
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[30]2

Snow in California

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Chart (2013)Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35]93
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36]151
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[37]33
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[30]4

Santa Baby

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Chart performance for "Santa Baby"
Chart (2013–22)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[38]77
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[39]76
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[40]90
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[41]29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[42]53
Portugal (AFP)[43]77
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[44]72
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[45]16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[46]77
UK Singles (OCC)[47]155
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[48]36
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[49]5

Track listing

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Christmas Kisses– Standard edition[50]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last Christmas"George Michael3:23
2."Love Is Everything"3:33
3."Snow in California"
  • Dixon
  • Edmonds
  • Thomas
  • Riddick-Tynes
3:27
4."Santa Baby" (featuringLiz Gillies)
  • Joan Javits
  • Philip Springer
  • Tony Springer
2:51
Total length:13:15
Christmas Kisses– Japanese special reissue edition (bonus track)[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Santa Tell Me"3:24
Total length:16:39

Personnel and credits

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Credits adapted fromDiscogs[51] (standard edition).

  • Philip Springer: composer, lyricist
  • Tony Springer: composer, lyricist
  • Ivy Skoff: strings
  • Demonte Posey: strings
  • Paul Boutin: recording, mixing
  • Tony Maserati: mixing
  • James Krausse: engineer
  • Jon Castelli: engineer
  • Justin Hergett: engineer

Charts

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Chart performance forChristmas Kisses
Chart (2014–2023)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[52]25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[53]16
USTop Holiday Albums (Billboard)[54]34

Release history

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RegionDateEditionFormatLabelRef.
United KingdomDecember 13, 2013StandardDigital downloadUniversal Music[50]
United StatesDecember 17, 2013Republic[55]
JapanDecember 3, 2014SpecialCDUniversal Music[14]
December 5, 2014Digital download[13]

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