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Ariana Grande Releases Live Performance of ‘Santa Tell Me’ for Song’s 10th Anniversary: Watch

"thank you so much for all of the love you have shown this record," the singer-actress shared on social media.

Ariana Grande "Santa Tell Me (live version)"

Ariana Grande "Santa Tell Me (live version)"

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Ariana Grande fans are feeling Christmas all around! The singer-actress surprised her Arianators with a live performance of her holiday hit “Santa Tell Me” on Monday (Dec. 23) to mark the song’s 10th anniversary.

“celebrating ten years of Santa Tell Me ! thank you so much for all of the love you have shown this record over the past decade,” the star — who currently stars as Glinda in the hit film Wicked — captioned a clip of the live video performance on Instagram. “wishing you all a happy, happy holiday !”


In the visual, the two-time Grammy winner — who came in at No. 9 on Billboard‘s list of Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century — starts off looking ethereal in a flowy white knee-length dress — in the center of a studio, surrounded by musicians. As the string instruments begin to play, the star looks around before launching into the lyrics, showing off her vocals. Later, when the bridge kicks in, her voice becomes breathy and dreamy until she soars again as Grande belts out, “This year I’ve got to be smart! Oooh baaaaby!”

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The pop star’s celebration of the holiday smash comes the same day that “Santa Tell Me” reached the Billboard Hot 100‘s top 10 for the first time since its November 2014 release. The track landed at No. 9 on the chart dated Dec. 28; it previously peaked at No. 11 during the 2023 holiday season.

In addition to gifting fans a live version of the song just two days before Christmas, the pop star also made it a merry holiday season for some of her fans in England. The Manchester Foundation Trust Charity revealed on Monday that Grande had donated gifts to children across its hospital system, something she had done in 2022 as well. “We are so grateful to Ariana for thinking of our young patients this Christmas,” the U.K. organization shared on social media. “The gifts she has donated are being distributed to babies, children and teenagers.”

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Watch Grande’s live performance of “Santa Tell Me” below:

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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