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|genre = Christmas
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|artist =Ariana Grande
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|released = {{Date|month=11|day=24|year=2014}}<br>{{Date|month=12|day=10|year=2023}} <small>(Naughty Version)</small>
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|recorded = 2014
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|studio = MXM Studios & Wolf Cousins Studios<br />{{Small|(Stockholm, Sweden)}}
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|genre = Christmas, R&B
 
|length = 3:24
  
|length = 3:24
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|album 1 = Christmas Kisses
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|album = Christmas Kisses
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|album 1 link = Christmas Kisses (EP)
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|album link = Christmas Kisses
 
|label = [[Republic Records]]
  
|label = [[Republic Records]]
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|composer = Ariana Grande, [[Savan Kotecha]] & [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
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|writer = [[Ariana Grande]], [[Savan Kotecha]], [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
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|producer = Ilya Salmanzadeh
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|producer = [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
 
|credits = Santa Tell Me
  
|credits = Santa Tell Me
 
|creditslink = Credits and personnel#Christmas Kisses
  
|creditslink = Credits and personnel#Christmas Kisses
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|performance = Santa Tell Me
 
|previous = Love Me Harder
  
|previous = Love Me Harder
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|previous link = Love Me Harder (song)
  
 
|next = One Last Time
  
|next = One Last Time
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|prevtrack = Santa Baby
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|previous track = Santa Baby
 
|video = Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me
  
|video = Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me
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|album 2=Christmas & Chill
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"'''Santa Tell Me'''" is a Christmas single from a reissue of [[Ariana Grande]]'s first Christmas EP [[Christmas Kisses (EP)|Christmas Kisses]].
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"'''Santa Tell Me'''" is a Christmas single by [[Ariana Grande]]. It was released through [[Republic Records]] on November 24, 2014. It was later featured as the fifth track on the reissue of ''[[Christmas Kisses]]''. The explicit version was released on December 10, 2023, on a digital reissue of [[Christmas & Chill|''Christmas & Chill'']], subtitled the "Naughty Version".
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The single reached its new peak at #5 on the Billboard Global 200 and enters the Top 10 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart at #7 in December 2020.
   
 
== Background and release ==
  
== Background and release ==
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Ariana first confirmed this song in a live stream she did on October 28, 2014.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lltouqs4f5g ''Youtube'' - Ariana Grande Livestream]</ref> She said at first she didn't want to do another Christmas song but then she changed her mind. Ariana confirmed the title of the song and the release date to be November 24, 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/532934579624370176 ''Twitter'' - Ariana confirms "Santa Tell Me"]</ref> The audio version of the song was uploaded on November 23, 2014, and the lyric video on November 25, 2014, on her official [[ArianaGrandeVevo|Vevo]] YouTube channel.
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Grande first confirmed this song in a live stream that she did on October 28, 2014.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lltouqs4f5g ''Youtube'' - Ariana Grande Livestream]</ref> She said at first she didn't want to do another Christmas song but then she changed her mind. Grande confirmed the title of the song and the release date to be November 24, 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/532934579624370176 ''Twitter'' - Ariana confirms "Santa Tell Me"]</ref> The audio version of the song was uploaded on November 23, 2014, and the lyric video on November 25, 2014, on her official [[ArianaGrandeVevo|Vevo]] YouTube channel.
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The explicit version was exclusively released on the ''[[Christmas & Chill]]'' EP vinyl as a hidden track. However, on December 10, 2023, Grande released the explicit version as part of a digital reissue of the ''Christmas & Chill'' EP. It is said that the explicit version was the original version of the song before being censored for younger audiences. The only differences between the original and the explicit version are the lyrics in the bridge.
   
 
== Live performances ==
  
== Live performances ==
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On December 5, 2014, a special will air called ''A Very Grammy Christmas'' where Ariana will perform "Santa Tell Me" (the show was filmed on November 16).<ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2014/11/19/ariana-grande-big-sean-pharrell-mary-j-blige-celebrate-a-very-grammy-christmas/ Ariana Grande performs at ''A Very Grammy Christmas'']</ref>
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On December 5, 2014, a special aired called ''A Very Grammy Christmas'' where Grande performed "Santa Tell Me" (the show was filmed on November 16).<ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2014/11/19/ariana-grande-big-sean-pharrell-mary-j-blige-celebrate-a-very-grammy-christmas/ Ariana Grande performs at ''A Very Grammy Christmas'']</ref>
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The song was later added to the third leg setlist of the Sweetener World Tour, in a ''Christmas & Chill'' medley, with "[[December]]", "[[True Love]]" and "[[Wit It This Christmas]]".
   
 
== Music video ==
  
== Music video ==
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The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on December 12, 2014, to the official [[ArianaGrandeVevo]] YouTube channel. It was made by Ariana and her friends [[Brian Nicholson]], [[Scott Nicholson]], [[Nekai Johnson]], [[Tracy Takahashi]], and Ariana's other back up dancers.
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The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on December 12, 2014, to the official [[ArianaGrandeVevo]] YouTube channel. It was made by Grande and her friends [[Brian Nicholson|Brian]] and [[Scott Nicholson]], [[Nekai Johnson]], [[Tracy Takahashi]], and Grande's other back up dancers.
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
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*The music video was recorded at Ariana's house in Beverly Hills.
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*The music video was filmed in early November 2014 at Grande's house in Los Angeles, California.
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*The explicit version was originally featured on the ''[[Christmas & Chill]]'' vinyl record as a hidden track.
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**It was later released digitally with a reissue of the ''Christmas & Chill'' EP.
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*On Grande's Spotify Billions Club episode, she stated that the music video for this song was her backup video. The original music video featured Grande wearing Christmas lingerie while beating Santa Claus with a candy cane pole.
   
 
== Videos ==
  
== Videos ==
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==Lyrics==
  
==Lyrics==
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<poem>
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'''[Chorus]'''
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Santa, tell me if you're really there
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Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
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Santa, tell me if he really cares
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Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year
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'''[Verse 1]'''
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Feeling Christmas all around
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And I'm trying to play it cool
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But it's hard to focus when I see him walking 'cross the room
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"Let it snow" is blasting out
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But I won't get it in the mood
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I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know it's...
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'''[Pre-Chorus]'''
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True love that he thinks of
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So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy
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'''[Chorus]'''
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Santa, tell me if you're really there
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Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
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Santa, tell me if he really cares
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Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year
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'''[Verse 2]'''
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I've been down this road before
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Fell in love on Christmas night
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But on New Year's Day, I woke up and he wasn't by my side
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Now I need someone to hold
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Be my fire in the cold
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But it's hard to tell if this is just a fling or if it's...
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'''[Pre-Chorus]'''
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True love that he thinks of
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So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy
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'''[Chorus]'''
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Santa, tell me if you're really there
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Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
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Santa, tell me if he really cares
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Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year
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'''[Bridge]'''
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Oh, I wanna let him unwrap me, like ohh-woo-hooo
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Get on top of him by that fireplace, ohh-woo-hooo
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But I don't want a new broken heart
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This year I've got to be smart
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Oh, baby (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me)
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If ya won't be, if ya won't be here (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me)
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Ohh-hoo-wooo-wooho
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'''[Breakdown]'''
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Santa, tell me if you're really there
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Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
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Santa, tell me if he really cares
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Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year
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'''[Chorus]'''
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Santa, tell me if you're really there
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Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
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Santa, tell me if he really cares
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Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year
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</poem>
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}}
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== References ==
  
== References ==
 
{{Reflist}}
  
{{Reflist}}
 
{{ChristmasKisses}}
  
{{ChristmasKisses}}
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{{ChristmasAndChill}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 15 April 2024

"Santa Tell Me" is a Christmas single by Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on November 24, 2014. It was later featured as the fifth track on the reissue of Christmas Kisses. The explicit version was released on December 10, 2023, on a digital reissue of Christmas & Chill, subtitled the "Naughty Version".

The single reached its new peak at #5 on the Billboard Global 200 and enters the Top 10 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart at #7 in December 2020.

Background and release

Grande first confirmed this song in a live stream that she did on October 28, 2014.[1] She said at first she didn't want to do another Christmas song but then she changed her mind. Grande confirmed the title of the song and the release date to be November 24, 2014.[2] The audio version of the song was uploaded on November 23, 2014, and the lyric video on November 25, 2014, on her official Vevo YouTube channel.

The explicit version was exclusively released on the Christmas & Chill EP vinyl as a hidden track. However, on December 10, 2023, Grande released the explicit version as part of a digital reissue of the Christmas & Chill EP. It is said that the explicit version was the original version of the song before being censored for younger audiences. The only differences between the original and the explicit version are the lyrics in the bridge.

Live performances

On December 5, 2014, a special aired called A Very Grammy Christmas where Grande performed "Santa Tell Me" (the show was filmed on November 16).[3]

The song was later added to the third leg setlist of the Sweetener World Tour, in a Christmas & Chill medley, with "December", "True Love" and "Wit It This Christmas".

Music video

The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on December 12, 2014, to the official ArianaGrandeVevo YouTube channel. It was made by Grande and her friends Brian and Scott Nicholson, Nekai Johnson, Tracy Takahashi, and Grande's other back up dancers.

Trivia

  • The music video was filmed in early November 2014 at Grande's house in Los Angeles, California.
  • The explicit version was originally featured on the Christmas & Chill vinyl record as a hidden track.
    • It was later released digitally with a reissue of the Christmas & Chill EP.
  • On Grande's Spotify Billions Club episode, she stated that the music video for this song was her backup video. The original music video featured Grande wearing Christmas lingerie while beating Santa Claus with a candy cane pole.

Videos

Gallery

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Verse 1]
Feeling Christmas all around
And I'm trying to play it cool
But it's hard to focus when I see him walking 'cross the room
"Let it snow" is blasting out
But I won't get it in the mood
I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know it's...

[Pre-Chorus]
True love that he thinks of
So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Verse 2]
I've been down this road before
Fell in love on Christmas night
But on New Year's Day, I woke up and he wasn't by my side
Now I need someone to hold
Be my fire in the cold
But it's hard to tell if this is just a fling or if it's...

[Pre-Chorus]
True love that he thinks of
So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Bridge]
Oh, I wanna have him beside me, like ohh-woo-hooo
On the 25th, by that fireplace, ohh-woo-hooo
But I don't want a new broken heart
This year I've got to be smart
Oh, baby (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me)
If ya won't be, if ya won't be here (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me)
Ohh-hoo-wooo-wooho

[Breakdown]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Verse 1]
Feeling Christmas all around
And I'm trying to play it cool
But it's hard to focus when I see him walking 'cross the room
"Let it snow" is blasting out
But I won't get it in the mood
I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know it's...

[Pre-Chorus]
True love that he thinks of
So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Verse 2]
I've been down this road before
Fell in love on Christmas night
But on New Year's Day, I woke up and he wasn't by my side
Now I need someone to hold
Be my fire in the cold
But it's hard to tell if this is just a fling or if it's...

[Pre-Chorus]
True love that he thinks of
So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Bridge]
Oh, I wanna let him unwrap me, like ohh-woo-hooo
Get on top of him by that fireplace, ohh-woo-hooo
But I don't want a new broken heart
This year I've got to be smart
Oh, baby (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me)
If ya won't be, if ya won't be here (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me)
Ohh-hoo-wooo-wooho

[Breakdown]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

[Chorus]
Santa, tell me if you're really there
Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year

References

Christmas Kisses
December 17, 2013 • 13:15 • Republic Records
Songs
Released Last Christmas • Love Is Everything • Santa Baby • Santa Tell Me • Snow In California
Unreleased I Don't Want To Be Alone for Christmas
Artists
Ariana Grande • Elizabeth Gillies
Christmas & Chill
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
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