Claim: Ariana Grande released a holiday EP called Christmas & Chill in 2015.

Christmas & Chill is the second holiday EP by American singer Ariana Grande . Republic Records released it on December 18 , 2015 , exclusively on iTunes as a Christmas gift to Grande 's fans , as a follow-up to her 2013 holiday EP Christmas Kisses and her 2014 Christmas single `` Santa Tell Me '' . The EP features six original holiday tracks written by Grande , all of which have an R&B and trap sound .   The project received favorable reviews by critics , most of them noting the new sound for Grande . Despite not having any singles and receiving zero promotion , the EP had huge commercial success during the holiday season of 2015 . It reached a peak of number 3 on the worldwide iTunes album chart , debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart and at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart .   On November 18 , 2016 , Christmas & Chill was released on CD in Japan .