Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion collab with unlikely celeb for Christmas tune
The three teamed up for a Christmas banger
Last updated 8th Dec 2021
Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion have teamed up with none-other than Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon to deliver a Christmas banger. We've heard of some unexpected collaborations in the past but this is truly a surprise, especially considering the star power on display.
The track is titled 'It Was A… (Masked Christmas)' and has a pandemic themed twist on the classic Christmas song. It was first teased on Jimmy Fallon's Instagram on 6th December, dropping that evening with a hilarious music video to accompany it, helping to make another COVID Christmas that bit more fun.
In the video Jimmy and Ariana live out the cottage-core dream, with icons of Christmas popping up throughout. This isn't a normal Christmas, however: this is a masked Christmas, and COVID iconography consequently appears throughout the video. When Megan appears she is at one point even dressed as a nurse, with a covid jab in her hand.
This video is all that we could wish for from the collaboration we never knew we wanted. And WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
This isn't the first time the three have collaborated (albeit it is the first time they have all collaborated at once). Ariana Grande and Megan collaborated earlier this year when Megan appeared on a remix of Ariana's song '34+35' with the one and only Doja Cat 🐱!
This also, strangely, isn't the first time Jimmy and Megan have collaborated. They worked together on a sketch for the Tonight Show in 2019 entitled 'Hot Girl Fall', a play on Megan's hit song 'Hot Girl Summer'. Ariana is also a regular guest on Jimmy's show. So surely we should have seen this coming... Right?
Check out some other artists you didn't know has Christmas songs:
Destiny's Child - '8 Days of Christmas'
Way back in 2001, not only did Destiny's Child release an amazing Christmas song called '8 Days of Christmas', Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams went one step further and released a whole Christmas album!
The album contained 12 tracks featuring traditional Christmas songs and three original songs.
Ariana Grande - 'Santa Tell Me'
As well as taking over the charts with her amazing pop songs, the lovely Ariana Grande released Christmas song 'Santa Tell Me' in 2014, quickly become a big hit around the world.
Girls Aloud - 'Not Tonight Santa'
Girls Aloud are mostly known for pop songs like 'Sound of the Underground', 'The Promise', and 'Love Machine', but in 2005, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh released Christmas song 'Not Tonight Santa'.
We have to say, the track is massively under appreciated in our opinion!
Little Mix - 'The One I've Been Missing'
In 2019, Little Mix girls Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson released their first ever Christmas song 'The One I've Been Missing'.
Jonas Brothers - 'Girl Of My Dreams'
In 2007, the Jonas Brothers released amazing Christmas song 'Girls Of My Dreams', which featured on the 'Disney Channel Holiday' album!
Justin Bieber - 'Mistletoe'
Just as Bieber Fever was in full swing back in 2011, Justin Bieber delighted his fans by releasing the amazing 'Mistletoe'.
Beyoncé - 'Silent Night'
She has a voice of an angel, so it's no surprise that when Beyoncé covered 'Silent Night' in 2001 fans fell in love with the track.
Liam Payne - 'All I Want (For Christmas)'
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne also dipped his toes into the Christmas market! Liam dropped his first Christmas single 'All I Want (For Christmas)' in 2019.
Liam said, "I've always wanted to do a Christmas song. I hope you like this one."
Chris Brown - 'This Christmas'
Back in 2007, Chris Brown recorded a version of Donny Hathaway's 1970 song 'This Christmas' for a film of the same name.
Coldplay - 'Christmas Lights'
Coldplay turned their hands to Christmas music in 2010, releasing the beautiful single 'Christmas Lights'.
Britney Spears - 'My Only Wish (This Year)'
In 2000, Britney Spears asked Santa Claus to find her a lover during the holidays in her classic Christmas track 'My Only Wish (This Year)'.
John Legend and Kelly Clarkson - 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
Another more recent Christmas collab! John Legend and Kelly Clarkson teamed up in 2019 to recreate iconic Christmas track 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'... and it even has some new lyrics!
Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus and Sean Ono Lennon - 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'
As well as teaming up for the amazing 'Nothing Breaks Like A Heart', Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson also released their own version of Christmas classic 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)', with help from Sean Ono Lennon.
Kanye West - 'Christmas in Harlem'
Rap artist Kanye West released his very own Christmas track 'Christmas in Harlem' back in 2010, and we have to admit, the lyrics are slightly inappropriate. 🙈
Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Last Christmas'
Carly Rae Jepsen covered Wham! song 'Last Christmas' back in 2015, saying at the time, "I had a hard time picking out my cover for Christmas, because you dig into them and so many of them are done in so many ways. But Wham! felt really fitting after EMOTION came out, just because of the whole '80s pairing; it just felt right."
Mimi Webb - 'Back Home For Christmas'
In 2023, Mimi Webb unveiled a brand new Christmas single 'Back Home For Christmas'. The song is Mimi's first Christmas original.
Taylor Swift - 'Christmas Tree Farm'
In 2019, Taylor Swift released her ever-popular seasonal single 'Christmas Tree Farm', along with a festive music video showing old family footage from the Christmas season.
Taylor is no stranger to a festive track, with her even having an entire Christmas album under her belt - aptly named 'The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection' - which she released in 2007.
Sam Ryder - 'You're Christmas To Me'
'You're Christmas To Me' by Sam Ryder is the singer's Christmas offering for 2023, the song is featured on the Prime Video film Your Christmas Or Mine 2.
Jorja Smith - 'Stay Another Day'
'Stay Another Day' was originally released by East 17 in 1994, but Jorja Smith has now released her take on it for 2023.
Cian Ducrot and Ella Henderson - 'Rest Of Our Days'
In 2023, Cian Ducrot and Ella Henderson teamed up for their new Christmas song called 'Rest Of Our Days'. Ella said of the song: "This single is for bringing people together around the holidays, reminding us to appreciate where we are right now and raising a glass to that!
Cian and I became good mates when he joined me on tour and it's exciting to be working together again."
No Guidnce x Leigh-Anne - 'Let It Snow'
Covering the Boyz II Men version of 'Let It Snow', Leigh-Anne and No Guidnce released their song to fans on 19th December 2023.
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