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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| − | On December 7, 2015, Grande released several snippets of new songs (most notably "[[True Love]]") on her Snapchat.<ref>[http://www.bustle.com/articles/128623-ariana-grande-teases-new-songs-true-to-her-word-they-sound-nothing-like-focus ''Bustle'' - Ariana Grande Teases New Songs & True To Her Word, They Sound Nothing Like "Focus"]</ref> The last snippet was captioned with: |
+ | On December 7, 2015, Grande released several snippets of new songs (most notably "[[True Love]]") on her Snapchat.<ref>[http://www.bustle.com/articles/128623-ariana-grande-teases-new-songs-true-to-her-word-they-sound-nothing-like-focus ''Bustle'' - Ariana Grande Teases New Songs & True To Her Word, They Sound Nothing Like "Focus"]</ref> The last snippet was captioned with: "👀❄️" indicating it was Christmas music. On the same day, Grande posted lyrics on her Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/674022079222513664 ''Twitter'' - Lyrics Song #1]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/674022171715309572 ''Twitter'' - Lyrics Song #2]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/674102704231178240 ''Twitter'' - Lyrics Song #3]</ref>. She liked a tweet by a fan asking if "True Love" was coming out soon. Grande had previously tweeted that from then on if she said something was coming "soon," it would be released within ten days. Grande tweeted that fans would be getting more than one song which meant the possibility of an EP.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/676137240175644674 ''Twitter'' - You're getting more than one song]</ref> |
On December 16, 2015, Grande said that she would release the EP "tomorrow", however it was released officially on iTunes two days later.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianatorAware/status/677213719886217216 ''Twitter'' - Ariana's snapchats]</ref> She also tweeted about it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/677208899787755520 ''Twitter'' - Ariana saying "tomorrow"]</ref> |
On December 16, 2015, Grande said that she would release the EP "tomorrow", however it was released officially on iTunes two days later.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianatorAware/status/677213719886217216 ''Twitter'' - Ariana's snapchats]</ref> She also tweeted about it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/677208899787755520 ''Twitter'' - Ariana saying "tomorrow"]</ref> |
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+ | In 2016, Grande released Alex Ghenea remix of "Into You" and it was added onto the 2016 re-release of the EP, which is available physically in Japan. |
== Trivia == |
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* The longest track on ''Christmas & Chill'' is "[[True Love]]" with a length of 2:46 minutes. |
* The longest track on ''Christmas & Chill'' is "[[True Love]]" with a length of 2:46 minutes. |
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* Grande performed the songs on this EP during the 2016 ''Z100 Jingle Ball''. This was her first time performing these songs. |
* Grande performed the songs on this EP during the 2016 ''Z100 Jingle Ball''. This was her first time performing these songs. |
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| + | * Grande replaced a ''[[Yours Truly]]'' medley on her [[Sweetener World Tour]] into a Christmas medley, performing the songs "[[December]]", "True Love", "[[Wit It This Christmas]]", "[[Santa Tell Me]]", and "[[Winter Things]]". |
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| + | **After performing these songs, ''Christmas & Chill'' regained popularity online and entered the Top 10 on iTunes, making it her third project to do so in 2019.<ref>[https://twitter.com/grandesbreakup/status/1193656208827277314?s=20 ''Twitter'' - "Christmas & Chill" enters the iTunes Top 10 after being performed at the Sweetener World Tour]</ref> |
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== Videos == |
== Videos == |
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Revision as of 10:17, 3 July 2020
Christmas & Chill is Ariana Grande's second Christmas EP. It was released through Republic Records on December 18, 2015, and re-released exclusively in Japan on November 18, 2016.
Background
On December 7, 2015, Grande released several snippets of new songs (most notably "True Love") on her Snapchat.[1] The last snippet was captioned with: "👀❄️" indicating it was Christmas music. On the same day, Grande posted lyrics on her Twitter.[2][3][4]. She liked a tweet by a fan asking if "True Love" was coming out soon. Grande had previously tweeted that from then on if she said something was coming "soon," it would be released within ten days. Grande tweeted that fans would be getting more than one song which meant the possibility of an EP.[5]
On December 16, 2015, Grande said that she would release the EP "tomorrow", however it was released officially on iTunes two days later.[6] She also tweeted about it.[7]
In 2016, Grande released Alex Ghenea remix of "Into You" and it was added onto the 2016 re-release of the EP, which is available physically in Japan.
Trivia
- The first song recorded was "December".
- The longest track on Christmas & Chill is "True Love" with a length of 2:46 minutes.
- Grande performed the songs on this EP during the 2016 Z100 Jingle Ball. This was her first time performing these songs.
- Grande replaced a Yours Truly medley on her Sweetener World Tour into a Christmas medley, performing the songs "December", "True Love", "Wit It This Christmas", "Santa Tell Me", and "Winter Things".
- After performing these songs, Christmas & Chill regained popularity online and entered the Top 10 on iTunes, making it her third project to do so in 2019.[8]
Videos
True Love (December 2015 snippets)
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | Ariana Grande, Victoria McCants, Tommy Brown, Travis Sayles, Steven Franks, Michael Foster, Ryan Tedder | Mr. Franks, Magi, Sayles, Brown | 1:05 |
| 2. | "Wit It This Christmas" | Grande, McCants, Brown, Sayles, Foster, Tedder, Peter Lee Johnson | Mr. Franks, Magi, Sayles, Brown | 2:41 |
| 3. | "December" | Grande, McCants, Brown, Sayles, Franks, Foster, Tedder | Mr. Franks, Magi, Sayles, Brown | 1:56 |
| 4. | "Not Just On Christmas" | Grande, McCants, Brown, Sayles, Franks, Johnson | Sayles, Brown | 2:02 |
| 5. | "True Love" | Grande, McCants, Brown, Sayles, Franks, Foster, Tedder, Johnson | Mr. Franks, Magi, Sayles, Brown | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Winter Things" | Grande, McCants, Brown, Sayles, Franks, Johnson | Sayles, Brown | 2:39 |
| Total length: | 13:09 | |||
| Re-release Japanese CD (bonus track)[9] | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 7. | "Into You" (Alex Ghenea Remix) | Grande, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, Ilya Salmanzadeh | Ilya, Martin, Alex Ghenea | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 16:47 | |||
References
- ↑ Bustle - Ariana Grande Teases New Songs & True To Her Word, They Sound Nothing Like "Focus"
- ↑ Twitter - Lyrics Song #1
- ↑ Twitter - Lyrics Song #2
- ↑ Twitter - Lyrics Song #3
- ↑ Twitter - You're getting more than one song
- ↑ Twitter - Ariana's snapchats
- ↑ Twitter - Ariana saying "tomorrow"
- ↑ Twitter - "Christmas & Chill" enters the iTunes Top 10 after being performed at the Sweetener World Tour
- ↑ Billboard Japan - Christmas & Chill Re-release
| Christmas & Chill | |
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| December 18, 2015 • 13:09 • Republic Records | |
| Songs | |
| December • Intro • Not Just On Christmas • Santa Tell Me (Naughty Version) • True Love • Winter Things • Wit It This Christmas | |
| Artists | |
| Ariana Grande • Mac Miller | |