The song was written by Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Savan Kotecha.
Musically, the song is a Christmas song with influences of R&B and soul.
The song was released on November 24, 2014, via iTunes Stores, as the Christmas original single in America.
"Santa Tell Me" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at number 42 while also entering the record charts of several other nations, including Canada, Netherlands and Japan.
The music video was directed by Chris Marrs Piliero and was released on Grande's official Vevo on December 12, 2014.