"Santa Tell Me" | ||||
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Single by Ariana Grande | ||||
B-side | "True Love" | |||
Released | November 24, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Republic | |||
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Producer(s) | Ilya | |||
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"Santa Tell Me" on YouTube |
"Santa Tell Me" is a Christmas song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released by Republic Records on November 24, 2014, and was included on the Japanese exclusive reissue of Grande's first EP Christmas Kisses (2013), as well as a "naughty version" on Grande's second EP Christmas & Chill (2015). The song was written by Grande, Savan Kotecha, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, who also served as its producer.
"Santa Tell Me" has become a modern Christmas standard, with a significant rise in popularity every Christmas season. It became the first holiday song released in the 21st century to reach the top five in the United States when it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024, ten years after it was originally released. It has reached the top ten in numerous other countries worldwide, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as the top 20 in Belgium, Croatia, Ireland, Malaysia and the Philippines. On the Billboard Global 200 chart, "Santa Tell Me" additionally peaked at number five.
The music video for the single was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and was released on Grande's official Vevo on December 12, 2014. The song received its first performance at the 2014 A Very Grammy Christmas concert in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on November 18, 2014.