Ariana Grande Surprise Christmas EP

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Ariana Grande Releases Surprise Christmas EP - Christmas came early for Ariana Grande fans — the 22-year-old released a surprise Christmas EP Thursday, titled “Christmas and Chill.” The six tracks are original holiday songs, including “Wit It This Christmas,” “December” and “Winter Things.”

The singer hinted at her new music with social media posts earlier this week. Grande gave fans a sneak preview of her holiday tunes with nine different Instagram videos and tweets of her new lyrics.

Ariana Grande 

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tomorrow

2:29 AM - 17 Dec 2015

 
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Ariana Grande 

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ain't no ice or no chills.. no to build... most of our friends at the beach... but my baby's in town and we're gonna do some winter things

4:06 AM - 14 Dec 2015

 
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Ariana Grande 

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christmas n chill

3:16 AM - 17 Dec 2015

 
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Grande took to Twitter Thursday to answer fan’s questions about the EP, disclosing she made “Christmas and Chill” in just one week with the help of her team. She also told fans via Twitter that the EP title made everyone in the room laugh so she decided to stick with it. Grande’s first holiday EP, “Christmas Kisses,” was released in 2013 and featured classic holiday favorites like “Last Christmas” and “Santa Baby.”

“Christmas and Chill” isn’t Grande’s only spontaneous decision this year: In July, the singer, alongside boyfriend Ricky Alvarez, was caught on camera licking unsold doughnuts and shouting “I hate America” in a California bakery. She later apologized via a YouTube video that has since been taken down, in which she expanded on her original written apology that addressed childhood obesity in the U.S.

Other than her original yuletide melodies, Grande recently released the single “Focus,” as fans await the release of her third album expected in 2016.