Christmas Kisses (EP)

Christmas Kisses is the debut Christmas and extended play (EP) by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on December 13, 2013 in most countries,[1] and on December 17, 2013 in the United States,[2] as a collection of two covers of classic Christmas songs, and two original songs.

Christmas Kisses
EP by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
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)
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

Singles

Last Christmas

Chart (2013–19) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[3] 73
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 59
South Korea International Chart (Gaon)[5] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 92
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 96
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 26
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[9] 32
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] 1
US Holiday Streaming Songs (Billboard)[11] 22

Love Is Everything

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Netherlands (Singles Top 100)[12] 89
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 132
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[14] 15
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] 2

Snow in California

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 93
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 151
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[17] 33
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] 4

Santa Baby

Chart performance for "Santa Baby"
Chart (2013–2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[18] 77
Illegal chart entered Czechdigital 76
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[19] 90
Illegal chart entered Hungarystream 29
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[20] 53
Illegal chart entered Portugal 77
Illegal chart entered Slovakdigital 72
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 16
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[22] 77
Illegal chart entered UKZobbel 155
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[23] 36
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[24] 5

Track listing

Christmas Kisses – Standard edition[25]
No. Title Length
1. "Last Christmas"   3:23
2. "Love Is Everything"   3:33
3. "Snow in California"   3:27
4. "Santa Baby" (featuring Liz Gillies) 2:51
Total length:
13:15

Personnel and credits

Credits adapted from Discogs[27] (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

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[28] 25

Release history

Region Date Edition Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom December 13, 2013 Standard Digital download Universal Music
United States December 17, 2013 Republic [29]
Japan December 3, 2014 Special CD Universal Music [30]
December 5, 2014 Digital download [26]

References

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  5. "2013년 49주차 Digital Char". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 30.11.2013 (wk47)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  7. "Ariana Grande Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Ariana Grande. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. "Illegal name entered Ariana Grande/Ariana+Grande/chart?f=341 Ariana Grande Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Ariana Grande. Prometheus Global Media.
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  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Ariana Grande – Chart History: Holiday Digital Song Sales". Billboard. October 5, 2017. http://www.billboard.com/music/ariana-grande/chart-history/holiday-season-digital-song-sales. Retrieved October 5, 2017. 
  11. "Ariana Grande – Chart History: Holiday Streaming Songs". Billboard. October 5, 2017. http://www.billboard.com/music/ariana-grande/chart-history/holiday-streaming-songs. Retrieved October 5, 2017. 
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  13. zobbel.de, "Chart Log UK: New Entries". Accessed may 22, 2016.
  14. "Ariana Grande – Chart History: Holiday 100". Billboard. October 5, 2017. http://www.billboard.com/music/ariana-grande/chart-history/hot-holiday-songs. Retrieved October 5, 2017. 
  15. "Discografie Ariana Grande". dutchcharts.nl (in Nederlands). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  16. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 14.12.2013 (wk49)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  17. "Ariana Grande – Chart History: Holiday 100". Billboard. December 5, 2014. http://www.billboard.com/music/ariana-grande/chart-history/hot-holiday-songs. Retrieved October 5, 2017. 
  18. "Aria Chart Watch #505". AusPop. December 29, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  19. "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 52/2018". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Ariana Grande feat. Liz Gillies – Santa Baby" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  21. "www.sverigetopplistan.se - Veckolista Heatseeker - Vecka 51, 21 december 2018". www.sverigetopplistan.se. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  22. "Ariana Grande feat. Liz Gillies – Santa Baby swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  23. "Ariana Grande Chart History (Holiday 100)". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/Ariana-Grande/chart-history/hot-holiday-songs. Retrieved June 13, 2019. 
  24. "Ariana Grande Chart History (Holiday Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/Ariana-Grande/chart-history/holiday-season-digital-song-sales. Retrieved May 10, 2020. 
  25. "Christmas Kisses by Ariana Grande". iTunes Store. Apple. January 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  26. 26.0 26.1 "Christmas Kisses – EP by アリアナ・グランデ". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  27. "Christmas Kisses: Credits". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  28. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2014-12-15" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  29. "Christmas Kisses by Ariana Grande". iTunes Store. Apple. January 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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