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| ⚫ | }}'''''Christmas Kisses''''' is an extended play by American recording artist, [[Ariana Grande]], and was released on December 17, 2013, as a festive collection of classic Christmas covers.<ref>[http://www.disneydreaming.com/2013/10/15/ariana-grande-is-releasing-a-christmas-ep-album/ ''Disney Dreaming'' - Ariana Grande is Releasing a Christmas EP album]</ref> The album was re-released in certain territories in 2014 with 2 additional tracks. |
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| ⚫ | '''''Christmas Kisses''''' is an extended play by American recording artist, [[Ariana Grande]], and was released on December 17, 2013, as a festive collection of classic Christmas covers.<ref>[http://www.disneydreaming.com/2013/10/15/ariana-grande-is-releasing-a-christmas-ep-album/ ''Disney Dreaming'' - Ariana Grande is Releasing a Christmas EP album]</ref> The album was re-released in certain territories in 2014 with 2 additional tracks. |
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==Background== |
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On 6 November 2013, Ariana 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."<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/398154520880218112 Ariana announcing "Last Christmas"]</ref> "Last Christmas" was released as the first single, opening up to positive reviews and was critically acclaimed for it's "R&B spin" on the Christmas classic. On the final week of November, Grande released an original Christmas song, titled "[[Love is Everything]]", and it was also revealed Ariana would release the ''Christmas Kisses'' EP later in the month. On the first week of December, Ariana Grande released another original Christmas song, "[[Snow in California]]" and was later followed by a cover of the 1953 classic "[[Santa Baby]]", which features Grande's former Victorious co-star [[Elizabeth Gillies]]. All of the single covers have the same artwork but in different colors. In 2014, Grande released "[[Santa Tell Me]]" as a non-album single, but it was added on to the 2014 re-release of the album, along with "[[I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas]]," a Christmas song that she recorded in 2013 but refrained from releasing. |
On 6 November 2013, Ariana 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."<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/398154520880218112 Ariana announcing "Last Christmas"]</ref> "Last Christmas" was released as the first single, opening up to positive reviews and was critically acclaimed for it's "R&B spin" on the Christmas classic. On the final week of November, Grande released an original Christmas song, titled "[[Love is Everything]]", and it was also revealed Ariana would release the ''Christmas Kisses'' EP later in the month. On the first week of December, Ariana Grande released another original Christmas song, "[[Snow in California]]" and was later followed by a cover of the 1953 classic "[[Santa Baby]]", which features Grande's former Victorious co-star [[Elizabeth Gillies]]. All of the single covers have the same artwork but in different colors. In 2014, Grande released "[[Santa Tell Me]]" as a non-album single, but it was added on to the 2014 re-release of the album, along with "[[I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas]]," a Christmas song that she recorded in 2013 but refrained from releasing. |
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Revision as of 10:32, 19 December 2015
Christmas Kisses is an extended play by American recording artist, Ariana Grande, and was released on December 17, 2013, as a festive collection of classic Christmas covers.[1] The album was re-released in certain territories in 2014 with 2 additional tracks.
Background
On 6 November 2013, Ariana 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."[2] "Last Christmas" was released as the first single, opening up to positive reviews and was critically acclaimed for it's "R&B spin" on the Christmas classic. On the final week of November, Grande released an original Christmas song, titled "Love is Everything", and it was also revealed Ariana would release the Christmas Kisses EP later in the month. On the first week of December, Ariana Grande released another original Christmas song, "Snow in California" and was later followed by a cover of the 1953 classic "Santa Baby", which features Grande's former Victorious co-star Elizabeth Gillies. All of the single covers have the same artwork but in different colors. In 2014, Grande released "Santa Tell Me" as a non-album single, but it was added on to the 2014 re-release of the album, along with "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas," a Christmas song that she recorded in 2013 but refrained from releasing.
Track listing
| Title | Writer | Length |
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| "Last Christmas" | George Michael | 3:24 |
| "Love is Everything" | Ariana Grande, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Dixon | 3:33 |
| "Snow in California" | Grande, Matt Squire, Thomas Lee Brown, Victoria McCants | 3:27 |
| "Santa Baby" (ft. Liz Gillies) | Joan Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer | 2:51 |
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| "Santa Tell Me" | Grande, Savan Kotecha & Ilya Salmanzadeh | 3:24 |
| "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas" | Grande, Diane Warren | 3:30 |
Track release
- The first track from Ariana's Christmas EP was "Last Christmas" which was released on November 19, 2013 on iTunes & Amazon MP3.
- The second track from Ariana's Christmas EP was "Love Is Everything" which was released on November 26, 2013 on iTunes & Amazon MP3.
- The third track from Ariana's Christmas EP was "Snow in California" which was released on December 3, 2013 on iTunes & Amazon MP3.
- The fourth and final track from Ariana's Christmas EP is "Santa Baby (ft. Liz Gillies)" was released on December 10, 2013 on iTunes & Amazon MP3.
Trivia
- This EP is not Ariana Grande's second album. It is a mini-album which has Christmas-themed music rather than the usual mainstream pop music Ariana sings.
- Ariana released each song week by week starting on November 19, 2013.[3]