[4][5] On November 6, 2013, Grande announced via Twitter she would be releasing new music each week leading up to Christmas, beginning with a cover of Wham!

[9] In November 2014, Grande announced she would release the special edition of the EP exclusively in Japan.

The special edition included a new track "Santa Tell Me", released on November 24, 2014, as the fifth and final single from Christmas Kisses.

[15] Preceding the release of her Christmas EP, she gave a series of performances, including at the 87th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[16][17] NBC New York's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting broadcast,[18][19] the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles' Staples Center and Z100's Jingle Ball event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

[20] She also sang at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, with Big Sean and Mac Miller.