It Was a... (Masked Christmas)

"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)"
Single by Jimmy Fallon featuring Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion
from the album Holiday Seasoning
ReleasedDecember 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
StudioElectric Lady
Genre
Length3:00
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ido Zmishlany
  • Myles William
Jimmy Fallon singles chronology
"Ew!"
(2014)
"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)"
(2021)
"Almost Too Early for Christmas"
(2022)
Ariana Grande singles chronology
"Save Your Tears" (remix)
(2021)
"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)"
(2021)
"Santa, Can't You Hear Me"
(2022)
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
"Megan's Piano"
(2021)
"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)"
(2021)
"Lick"
(2022)
Music video
"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)" on YouTube

"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)" is a song by American television host, actor, and comedian Jimmy Fallon, featuring American singer Ariana Grande and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on December 7, 2021, via Republic Records. The song was written by Fallon, Gregory Hein, Ido Zmishlany, Myles William, and Rami Yacoub, and produced by Zmishlany and William.[1] It is Fallon's first Christmas single in nearly four years since his 2017 cover of "Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney,[2] and also his first official single since "Ew!" with will.i.am (2014).[3] The song is included on the track listing of Fallon's third studio album, Holiday Seasoning (2024).[4]

  1. ^ "It Was A... (Masked Christmas) – Jimmy Fallon, Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion". Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Spotify.
  2. ^ "Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Jimmy Fallon Get Us Warmed Up for a 'Masked Christmas': Watch". Billboard. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (December 7, 2021). "Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, And Jimmy Fallon Keep Things Safe On 'It Was A… (Masked Christmas)'". Uproxx. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Aniftos, Rania (October 10, 2024). "Jimmy Fallon Announces Festive 'Holiday Seasoning' Album". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2024.