Santa Tell Me

"Santa Tell Me" is a Christmas song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande. It was written by Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Savan Kotecha. The song was released worldwide on November 24, 2014, via iTunes, and was included on the Japanese exclusive reissue of Grande's EP Christmas Kisses. Musically, "Santa Tell Me" is a Christmas song with R&B influences. Commercially, "Santa Tell Me" reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, South Korea and Switzerland, as well as the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. The song entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 65 and later peaked at number 42. The music video 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.

[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 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 oh-woo-oh On the 25th, by that fireplace, oh-woo-oh 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 he will be, if he will be here (Santa, tell me, Santa, tell me) Oh, woah [Chorus] Santa, tell me (Santa, tell me) if you're really there ('Cause I really care) Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year Santa, tell me (Tell me) if he really cares (Tell me, boy) 'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year Santa, tell me (Tell me) if you're really there (Santa, baby) Don't make me fall in love again if he won't be here next year (If he won't be, if he won't be here) Santa, tell me (Tell me) if he really cares (Do you care?) 'Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year