# Christmas & Chill
**Christmas & Chill** is the second holiday-themed extended play (EP) by the American singer [Ariana Grande](https://www.edgepedia.org/ariana-grande), a six-track set of original, R&B-styled Christmas songs released on December 18, 2015.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) • [2](https://musicbrainz.org/release/44c25cd0-29df-407d-9a7e-7693e5e60a32) It followed her first holiday EP, *Christmas Kisses* (2013), and traded that earlier project's playful, upbeat covers for a calmer, contemporary R&B sound.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist / format | Ariana Grande; EP (digital release), later CD and vinyl editions[2](https://musicbrainz.org/release/44c25cd0-29df-407d-9a7e-7693e5e60a32) • [1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) |
| Release date | December 18, 2015[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) |
| Label | Republic Records[2](https://musicbrainz.org/release/44c25cd0-29df-407d-9a7e-7693e5e60a32) |
| Length | 13:11 per AllMusic; 13:08 per MusicBrainz[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) • [2](https://musicbrainz.org/release/44c25cd0-29df-407d-9a7e-7693e5e60a32) |
| Original tracklist | Intro, Wit It This Christmas, December, Not Just on Christmas, True Love, Winter Things[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) |
| Later addition | "Santa Tell Me" included on the LP and digital reissue, appearing as track 7 on the 2025 10th anniversary vinyl[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) • [3](https://shop.arianagrande.com/products/christmas-chill-10th-anniversary-edition-lp-clear-w-snowflake-etching) |
| Chart entry | No. 49 (new entry) on the ARIA Top 50 Albums chart, week commencing 28 December 2015[4](https://images-r2.thebrag.com/mw/uploads/2015/12/ARIA-Xmas-2015.pdf) |
## Background and release
Grande released *Christmas & Chill* as a surprise holiday offering in mid-December 2015, two years after *Christmas Kisses*, her first seasonal EP.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) • [5](https://www.nuovecanzoni.com/ariana-grande-christmas-chill-e-lep-di-natale-tracklist-album-streaming-audio/52299/amp/) Commentators have described the pair of EPs as her answer to the question of whether she has a Christmas album: she has two EPs rather than one full album, *Christmas Kisses* in 2013 and *Christmas & Chill* in 2015.[6](https://glitchbong.com/tools/grande-verse/read/ariana-grande-christmas-eps)
The EP arrived for streaming on Spotify and was reported by the music-industry press as an early holiday gift to fans, with the track "December" described as a mellow R&B single tinged with holiday accounts of feeling blissfully in love.[7](https://thewimn.com/ariana-grande-releases-christmas-chill/)
## Music and songwriting
All six songs are originals written by Grande with a small recurring team: Tommy Brown (Thomas Lee Brown), Michael "Mikey" Foster, Steven Franks, Peter Lee Johnson, Victoria Monét (credited on some databases as Victoria McCants), Travis Sayles, and [Ryan Tedder](https://www.edgepedia.org/ryan-tedder).[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) • [2](https://musicbrainz.org/release/44c25cd0-29df-407d-9a7e-7693e5e60a32) The credits overlap heavily from track to track; for example, "Intro," "December," and "True Love" all carry the same seven-writer core of Brown, Foster, Franks, Grande, Monét, Sayles, and Tedder.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989)
The sound was a deliberate turn away from traditional holiday fare. The Japanese edition of uDiscover Music described the EP as Grande adding a trap-flavored twist to holiday standards to create a modern Christmas classic.[8](https://www.udiscovermusic.jp/stories/ariana-grande-christmas-and-chill-ep) AllMusic's review by Neil Z. Yeung framed the record as six "sweet, calming gems" that balance the more playful and upbeat *Christmas Kisses* from two years earlier; the title's "Chill" is the operative word.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) A retrospective review on Album of the Year similarly noted that every song is low-key without sounding sleepy, highlighting the warped, synth-y "Intro," the twinkly production over a trappier beat on "True Love," and the ukulele-heavy closer "Winter Things," while criticizing a sameness that makes the tracks hard to tell apart by title alone.[9](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/ricottacheese/album/47359-christmas-chill/)
The individual tracks run from just over a minute to under three: "Intro" (1:06), "Wit It This Christmas" (2:41), "December" (1:56), "Not Just on Christmas" (2:03), "True Love" (2:46), and "Winter Things" (2:39).[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989)
## "Santa Tell Me" and later editions
The EP's tracklist grew after the original release. "Santa Tell Me," Grande's 2014 standalone holiday single and her most well-received Christmas song, was included on the LP and digital reissue of *Christmas & Chill*.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) The song has a tangled release history across her holiday catalog: it was first issued in 2014 as a standalone single, appeared on the Japanese exclusive reissue of *Christmas Kisses*, and a "naughty version" appeared on *Christmas & Chill* the following year.[10](https://magazine.dailymusicroll.com/2025/01/pdf/DailyMusicRoll-01-2025.pdf) One fan-site history argues that, because of these reissues, Grande's biggest holiday record technically belongs to this EP's extended tracklist.[6](https://glitchbong.com/tools/grande-verse/read/ariana-grande-christmas-eps)
The anniversary program continued into physical formats. AllMusic lists a 2015 digital release on Universal Records, a 2016 CD, and a 2023 digital reissue among the additional releases.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) For the tenth anniversary, Grande's official store offered a limited clear vinyl with snowflake etching and a cinnamon-scented inner sleeve, priced at $35.99 and limited to four per customer; its tracklist runs the original six songs plus "Santa Tell Me" as track 7.[3](https://shop.arianagrande.com/products/christmas-chill-10th-anniversary-edition-lp-clear-w-snowflake-etching)
## Chart performance
The EP's documented chart impact at release was modest. In Australia it entered the ARIA Top 50 Albums chart at No. 49 as a new entry in the week commencing December 28, 2015.[4](https://images-r2.thebrag.com/mw/uploads/2015/12/ARIA-Xmas-2015.pdf) Its longer commercial life came through seasonal streaming, where holiday catalogs typically resurge each December.[6](https://glitchbong.com/tools/grande-verse/read/ariana-grande-christmas-eps)
## Place in Grande's catalog
*Christmas & Chill* stands as the darker, more intimate half of Grande's holiday output. Where *Christmas Kisses* leaned on covers and upbeat seasonal pop, *Christmas & Chill* consists entirely of originals written around themes of affection, comfort, and private romance rather than public festivity, a pairing of mood tags AllMusic summarizes as cheerful, warm, playful, and elegant.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989) Fan discussion has treated it as a cult favorite within her discography, with "True Love" and "December" recurring as standouts.[9](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/ricottacheese/album/47359-christmas-chill/)
## References
1. [Christmas & Chill – Ariana Grande, AllMusic (review by Neil Z. Yeung)](https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-chill-mw0002905989)
2. [Release "Christmas & Chill" by Ariana Grande, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/44c25cd0-29df-407d-9a7e-7693e5e60a32)
3. [christmas & chill 10th anniversary edition lp (clear w/ snowflake etching), Ariana Grande Official Shop](https://shop.arianagrande.com/products/christmas-chill-10th-anniversary-edition-lp-clear-w-snowflake-etching)
4. [ARIA Top 50 Albums, week commencing 28 December 2015 (chart PDF)](https://images-r2.thebrag.com/mw/uploads/2015/12/ARIA-Xmas-2015.pdf)
5. [Ariana Grande, Christmas & Chill è l'EP di Natale, NuoveCanzoni.com](https://www.nuovecanzoni.com/ariana-grande-christmas-chill-e-lep-di-natale-tracklist-album-streaming-audio/52299/amp/)
6. [Ariana Grande's Christmas songs: both EPs, explained, Glitchbong](https://glitchbong.com/tools/grande-verse/read/ariana-grande-christmas-eps)
7. [Ariana Grande Releases 'Christmas & Chill', The WiMN](https://thewimn.com/ariana-grande-releases-christmas-chill/)
8. [アリアナ・グランデ『Christmas & Chill』解説, uDiscover Music Japan](https://www.udiscovermusic.jp/stories/ariana-grande-christmas-and-chill-ep)
9. [Christmas & Chill review by ricottacheese, Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/ricottacheese/album/47359-christmas-chill/)
10. [DailyMusicRoll magazine, January 2025 edition (Santa Tell Me feature)](https://magazine.dailymusicroll.com/2025/01/pdf/DailyMusicRoll-01-2025.pdf)
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