Dear Santa (EP)

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Dear Santa
Cover of "Dear Santa" EP
EP by Girls' Generation-TTS
Released December 4, 2015
Recorded 2015 at S.M. Studios (Seoul, South Korea)
Length 21:27
Language
Label S.M. Entertainment
Producer Lee Soo Man (exec.)
Girls' Generation-TTS chronology
Holler
(2014)Holler2014		 Dear Santa
(2015)
Singles from Dear Santa
  1. "Dear Santa"
    Released: December 4, 2015[1]

Dear Santa is the third EP by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation-TTS. It was released digitally and physically on December 4, 2015 by S.M. Entertainment.

Background and release

After releasing their 2nd EP, Holler, in 2014, Girls' Generation-TTS aimed to put out their next release a Christmas special album. They wanted to have a more comfortable and warm concept compared to their previous releases. Members Taeyeon and Tiffany proceeded to start on the album preparation in February 2015. Later on, member Seohyun participated in writing the Korean lyrics for the album's title song, "Dear Santa".[2][3] In an interview, member Tiffany has said that the group wanted to put together an album that would "accentuate" their vocals.[4] The album was released on December 4, 2015 with six tracks. The title song, "Dear Santa" was released in both English and Korean languages.[5] As an effort to support music education for children in Asia, the group contributed a part of the album's sales profits to a charity called "SMile for U", a campaign held between SM Entertainment and UNICEF.[6]

Singles

The title track "Dear Santa" was described to have mixed genres, including ballad and R&B melodies as well as a combination of upbeat and swing jazz sounds.[4][7] Lyrically, it talks about a woman making wishes to Santa Claus, hoping to work things out with her boyfriend to spend Christmas time together.[2] Fuse ranked the song as one among both of their lists of "24 best K-pop Christmas songs" and "Best Holiday Songs of 2015".[8][9]

"Winter Story" was described to have a guitar-led sound that brings out Girls' Generation-TTS's "soulful" vocals.[5] A live acoustic version of the song was released on December 11, 2015.[10]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Neo Music Community[11] 3/5 stars
The Star[12] 5/10

Promotion

Girls' Generation-TTS performed the title track "Dear Santa" and other side tracks on KBS's Music Bank, MBC's Music Core, and SBS's Inkigayo.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length
1. "Dear Santa"   Seohyun Andreas Oberg / Gustav Karlstrom / Simon Petren / Maja Keuc Simon Petren / Gustav Karlstrom 3:58
2. "I Like the Way"   Jam Factory Bardur Haberg / Nermin Harambasic / Courtney Woolsey / Anne Judith Wik / Ronny Svendsen Bardur Haberg / Nermin Harambasic 3:11
3. "Winter Story" (겨울을 닮은 너) Jam Factory Jamie Jones / Matt Wong Jamie Jones / Matt Wong 3:22
4. "Merry Christmas"   100%Seojeong / Iseuran / Kim In-hyeong Matt Wong / Jamie Jones / Various Artists / Paulina Cerrilla Jamie Jones / Matt Wong / Jack Kuggell 3:45
5. "First Snow" (첫눈처럼) Mafly Im Kwang-uk, Ryan Kim / Amanda Moseley / Hunnykilla / Chase Im Kwang-uk, Ryan Kim / Chase 3:13
6. "Dear Santa" (English Version) Andreas Oberg / Gustav Karlstrom / Simon Petren / Maja Keuc Andreas Oberg / Gustav Karlstrom / Simon Petren / Maja Keuc Simon Petren / Gustav Karlstrom 3:59
Total length:
 21:27

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Korean Albums (Gaon)[14] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 25
US World Albums (Billboard)[16] 4

Year-end chart

Chart (2015) Position
South Korea (Gaon)[17] 42

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[18] 61,163

Release history

Region Date Format Distributor
South Korea[19][20] December 4, 2015 CD, digital download S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Worldwide[21] Digital download S.M. Entertainment

References

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  14. ↑ "South Korea Gaon Album Chart". On the page, select "2015.11.29~2015.12.05" to obtain the corresponding chart. Gaon Chart Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2015-12-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Girls' Generation-TTS – Chart history" Billboard World Albums for Girls' Generation-TTS. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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