Dear Santa (EP)

Dear Santa
Cover of "Dear Santa" EP
EP by
Girls' Generation-TTS
ReleasedDecember 4, 2015
Recorded2015
StudioSM Studios (Seoul, South Korea)
Genre
Length21:26
Language
LabelSM
Girls' Generation-TTS chronology
Holler
(2014) 		Dear Santa
(2015)
Girls' Generation chronology
Lion Heart
(2015) 		Dear Santa
(2015) 		Holiday Night
(2017)
Singles from Dear Santa
  1. "Dear Santa"
    Released: December 4, 2015[2]
  2. "Winter Story"
    Released: December 11, 2015

Dear Santa is the christmas EP (third overall) by Girls' Generation-TTS, sub-unit of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally and physically on December 4, 2015, by SM 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".[3][4] In an interview, member Tiffany has said that the group wanted to put together an album that would "accentuate" their vocals.[5] The album was released on December 4, 2015, with six tracks. The title song, "Dear Santa" was released in both English and Korean languages.[6] 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.[7]

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.[5][8] Lyrically, it talks about a woman making wishes to Santa Claus, hoping to work things out with her boyfriend to spend Christmas time together.[3] Fuse ranked the song as one among their lists of "Best Holiday Songs of 2015" and "K-pop's 25 Best Christmas Songs".[9][10]

"Winter Story" was described to have a guitar-led sound that brings out Girls' Generation-TTS's "soulful" vocals.[6] A live acoustic version of the song was released on December 11, 2015.[11]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[12]
The Star[13]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.[14]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver

Dear Santa
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Dear Santa"
3:58
2."I Like the Way"
3:11
3."Winter Story" (Korean: 겨울을 닮은 너; RR: Gyeo-uleul Dalmeun; lit. Winter-like)
  • The Heavyweights
3:22
4."Merry Christmas"
  • The Heavyweights
3:45
5."First Snow" (Korean: 첫눈처럼; RR: Cheonnuncheoreom; lit. Like the First Snow)
  • Mafly (Joombas)
  • Devine Channel
3:13
6."Dear Santa" (English Version)
3:58
Total length:21:26

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Circle)[15] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 25
US World Albums (Billboard)[17] 4

Year-end chart

Chart (2015) Position
South Korea (Gaon)[18] 42

Sales

Country Sales
South Korea (Gaon)[19] 61,163

Release history

Region Date Format Distributor
South Korea[20][21] December 4, 2015 CD, digital download SM, KT Music
Worldwide[22] Digital download SM

References

  1. ^ "Taetiseo's title track a Christmas hit online". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Play List/Entertainment/Program – K-Pop Connection: 2015-12-04". KBS International Radio. Korean Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Girls' Generation-TTS Interview on Korea High Cut Magazine – Issue 164". Korea – High Cut Magazine (in Korean). December 17, 2015 – January 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "SNSD′s Tiffany Says Taetiseo Went for a Soft and Warm Concept for Christmas Album". eNewsWorld. CJ E&M. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Pops in Seoul _ Girls' Generation-TTS(소녀시대-태티서) _ K-pop Zone" (Video upload). Arirang K-pop on YouTube. Google Inc. December 21, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Lim Jeong-yeo (December 1, 2015). "Girls Generation-TTS' 'Dear Santa' track list". Kpop Herald. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Taetiseo to Donate Part of Proceeds from ′Dear Santa′". eNewsWorld. December 1, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Pops in Seoul _ Girls' Generation-TTS(태티서) _ Dear Santa _ MV" (Video upload). Arirang K-pop on YouTube. Google Inc. December 13, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (December 24, 2015). "25 Best Holiday Songs of 2015: Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Fetty Wap, PTX & More". Fuse. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Benjamin, Jeff; Xu, Tina (December 7, 2016). "K-pop's 25 Best Christmas Songs". Fuse. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  11. ^ Stern, Bradley (December 11, 2015). "Girls' Generation-TTS Keep The Christmas Gifts Coming with Acoustic Rendition of 'Winter Story'". PopCrush. Townsquare Media. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  12. ^ "X-Mas Special by TTS". IZM (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-05-08.
  13. ^ Chin, Chester (December 17, 2015). "Review: Dear Santa – X-mas Special by Girls' Generation-TTS". The Star. Malaysia. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  14. ^ Lim Jeong-yeo (December 1, 2015). "TTS don alluring red for 'Dear Santa' teaser video". KpopHerald. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2015.11.29~2015.12.05" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2015-12-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  17. ^ "Girls' Generation-TTS Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  18. ^ "Gaon Album Chart of 2015" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  19. ^ Cumulative sales:
  20. ^ "'Dear Santa' – Girls' Generation-TTS (physical release)" (in Korean). Hanteo. Hanteo Information Service. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  21. ^ "Dear Santa – X-Mas Special" (in Korean). Melon (LOEN Entertainment). Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  22. ^ "Dear Santa – EP". iTunes Store (Apple). 4 December 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2016.