It missed out on the top one-hundred in the United Kingdom by one position, peaking at one-hundred and one on the albums chart. The album produced three singles, including the US Adult Contemporary record-breaking song "Oh Santa!". It reached number-one in its second week, the quickest ascent in the history of the chart and the only song to do so. Other singles included "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)", a single release version of "When Christmas Comes" in 2011 with John Legend and the promotional "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" in 2012. To support the album, Carey made promotional appearances on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Lopez Tonight", and hosted her own television special called " Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You".
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Merry Christmas II You
Merry Christmas II You | Introduction
Oh Santa! and Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem). Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context. "All I Want for Christmas Is You", among others. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
who sang all i want for christmas in 1995
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Mariah Carey.
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who is she?
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She is an American singer-songwriter and actress.
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what was her early days like?
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Racial tensions prevented the Carey family from integrating into their community though she excelled in the arts, such as music and literature in school.
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what are some famous songs she performed during 2010?
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On December 3, 2010, Carey performed "Oh Santa!" as well as "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade special, which featured Carey surrounded by dancers, including ballerinas and cheerleaders, and ended with fireworks at the end of the performance. A pre-recorded ABC television special called "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You" aired on December 13. The show included performances of "Oh Santa!" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" accompanied by her mother Patricia, and "All I Want for Christmas Is You". It was filmed at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on November 6, and executively produced by Carey and Joel Gallen.
Merry Christmas II You | Release and promotion
"Merry Christmas II You" debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200 with sales of 56,000 copies, becoming Carey's 16th top ten album in the United States. The album debuted at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top this chart. In May 2010, Carey dropped out of her planned appearance in "For Colored Girls", the film adaptation of the play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf", citing medical reasons. In February 2011, Carey announced that she had begun writing new material for her upcoming fourteenth studio album.
Mariah Carey | 2010–2014: "Merry Christmas II You" and "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"
Accompanied by a gospel choir, Carey performed "One Child" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" at the "Christmas in Washington" event at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.. The performance aired on December 17, 2010, on TNT.
Merry Christmas II You | Release and promotion
On November 9, 2010, Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song, which aired on December 13, 2010, on ABC. Additionally, Carey performed the song alongside "Oh Santa!" airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010. On December 3, 2010, she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park, Magic Kingdom, in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC. She performed them again in a music video promoting the day's NBA games that aired on both networks. Carey also included the track as the encore to her sold out, annual Christmas concert series at the Beacon Theater in New York City.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Live performances
Carey recorded a duet with Tony Bennett for his "Duets II" album, titled "When Do The Bells Ring For Me?" In October 2011, Carey announced that she re-recorded "All I Want for Christmas Is You" with Justin Bieber as a duet for his Christmas album, "Under the Mistletoe". In November 2011, Carey was included in the remix to the mixtape single "Warning" by Uncle Murda; the remix also features 50 Cent and Young Jeezy. That same month, Carey released a duet with John Legend titled "When Christmas Comes", originally part of "Merry Christmas II You". On March 1, 2012, Carey performed at New York City's Gotham Hall; her first time performing since pregnancy.
Mariah Carey | 2010–2014: "Merry Christmas II You" and "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"
Roger Friedman of Showbiz411 revealed some information about the album on June 3, 2010, saying "Mariah’s Christmas album is said to be very lush, with lots of strings and no hip hop. A lot of it is said to be 'live' and there’s an ochestra" and would feature a new version of her 1994 Christmas single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You". It was reported by Showbiz411 in August 2010 that Carey had enlisted Broadway composer Marc Shaiman to work on the then untitled album; the magazine described the pairing as "unusual" but noted that the outcome could be "colossal".
Merry Christmas II You | Background and production
Mariah Carey released her fourteenth studio album, titled "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse", on May 27, 2014. It debuted at number three on the "Billboard 200" album chart with opening week sales of 58,000 copies in the United States, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Carey embarked on her eighth concert tour called The Elusive Chanteuse Show in October and November later that year, whereby she performed concerts throughout East Asia, South East Asia and Australasia. During the Australasian leg, Carey announced that she would take up residency at the Beacon Theatre in the New York City borough of Manhattan to be performed annually in December, as a twentieth anniversary celebration of the release of her first Christmas album, "Merry Christmas", in 1994, as well as her second Christmas album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010).
All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity | Background and development
Merry Christmas II You is the second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey. It was released by Island Records on November 2, 2010. Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant. She was the executive producer of "Merry Christmas II You" and worked with various record producers, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Randy Jackson, James Poyser, Marc Shaiman, James "Big Jim" Wright and Johnny "Sev" Severin of RedOne. The album features Carey's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on "O Come All Ye Faithful" / "Hallelujah Chorus". The album is composed of original songs and covers, ballads and uptempo tracks.
Merry Christmas II You | Introduction
She also performed a three-song set at a special fundraiser for US President Barack Obama held in New York's Plaza Hotel. A new song titled "Bring It On Home", which Carey wrote for the event to show her support for Obama's re-election campaign, was also performed. In August 2012, she released a stand-alone single, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)", featuring rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill and co-written and co-produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, and Bryan-Michael Cox. Carey joined the judging panel of the twelfth season of "American Idol" as Jennifer Lopez's replacement, joining Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban. In November 2013, she explained that she hated to work on "American Idol".
Mariah Carey | 2010–2014: "Merry Christmas II You" and "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"
On October 20, 2010, Carey appeared on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) where she was interviewed about the album and previewed six tracks, including "The First Noel" / "Born Is the King", "O Little Town of Bethlehem" / "Little Drummer Boy" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" / "Hallelujah Chorus", the last featuring her mother Patricia Carey. Of recording a Christmas album, Carey said "A lot of people look at making a Christmas album like, 'Oh, it's just a throwaway thing and then I'll do my real album'. For me, these are timeless pieces of work that can last year after year after year and so I want to be able to listen to it." On November 2, Carey appeared for an interview on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to discuss the album.
Merry Christmas II You | Release and promotion
Following the cancellation of "Angels Advocate", it was announced that Carey would return to the studio to start work on her thirteenth studio album. It was later revealed that it would be her second Christmas album, and follow-up to "Merry Christmas". Longtime collaborators for the project included Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Randy Jackson, as well as new collaborators such as Marc Shaiman. The release date for the album, titled "Merry Christmas II You", was November 2, 2010; the track list included six new songs as well as a remix of "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
Mariah Carey | 2010–2014: "Merry Christmas II You" and "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"
It was confirmed on November 15, 2012, that Carey would be performing at the NBC event "Christmas in Rockefeller Centre" later that month. The singer performed "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again". Idolator writer Sam Lanksy wrote that she performed with "maestro vocals", but felt that her vocals on the latter rendition "eclipsed" that of the former. Carey also performed both songs when she appeared as a special guest on Michael Bublé's 3rd annual televised Christmas Special, which aired on NBC. The song was included on the set-list of her Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity in December 2014.
Christmas Time Is in the Air Again | Promotion
It has been performed by Carey at her ABC 2010 Christmas special and during her 2014 Beacon Theatre residency All I Want for Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy and Festivity in December 2014.
When Christmas Comes | Introduction
It missed out on the top one-hundred in the United Kingdom by one position, peaking at one-hundred and one on the albums chart. The album produced three singles, including the US Adult Contemporary record-breaking song "Oh Santa!". It reached number-one in its second week, the quickest ascent in the history of the chart and the only song to do so. Other singles included "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)", a single release version of "When Christmas Comes" in 2011 with John Legend and the promotional "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" in 2012. To support the album, Carey made promotional appearances on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Lopez Tonight", and hosted her own television special called " Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You".
Merry Christmas II You | Introduction
"It was like going to work every day in hell with Satan," she said, referring to her on-set squabbles with Minaj. Three years later, Carey was the only judge in the history of the series not to make an appearance for its original series finale. Carey appeared in Lee Daniels' 2013 film "The Butler", about a White House butler who served eight American presidents over the course of three decades. Carey made guest voice-star as a redneck character on the adult animated series "American Dad!" on November 24, 2013. In February 2013, Carey recorded and released a song called "Almost Home", for the soundtrack of the Walt Disney Studios film "Oz the Great and Powerful".
Mariah Carey | 2010–2014: "Merry Christmas II You" and "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"
During some shows, Carey sang All I Want for Christmas Is You and wore a 'Mrs. Claus' outfit. During her song, Thirsty, Carey would make trips around the audience with security guards, allowing the performer to be closer to the audience than ever before. Carey's costumes varied each show, usually staying somewhat similar.
The Elusive Chanteuse Show | Synopsis
Accompanied by a gospel choir, Carey performed "One Child" and "O Come All Ye Faithful" at the "Christmas in Washington" event at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.. The performance aired on December 17, 2010, on TNT. Wearing a "billowy red dress adorned with a bow," it was noted by Idolator that Carey decided not to perform her "modern yuletide staple" "All I Want for Christmas Is You" or the first single from the album "Oh Santa!" in favor of "subdued and graceful tracks".
One Child (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
"When Christmas Comes" was written and produced by Mariah Carey and James Poyser for the former's second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). Her vocals were recorded by Brian Garten at Guardian Angel Studios in Bel Air, Westlake Recording Studios and Hensons Studios, both located in Los Angeles, and Germano Studios in New York City. Carey performed her own background vocals along with Melonie Daniels, Sharlotte Gibson and Nicki Richards. The music for the song was recorded by Garten and Kevin Guarnieri; Alex Evans played the drums, while John "Jubu" Smith played the guitar. On November 7, 2011, Carey revealed that she would be releasing "When Christmas Comes" as a duet with John Legend.
When Christmas Comes | Background and composition
Carey has performed the song during concerts as well as live televised performances. It was part of the setlist of several of her concert tours, including the Japanese shows of Carey's Daydream World Tour (1996), Butterfly World Tour (1998), Rainbow World Tour (2000), (2002–03), and The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006). The first performance of the song was at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, on December 8, 1994. Additionally, Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, which aired on ABC. Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year's Eve.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Live performances
On September 25, 2009, Carey's twelfth studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", was released. Following the cancellation of "Angels Advocate", a remix album of "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", it was announced that Carey would return to the studio to start work on her thirteenth studio album. It was later revealed that it would be her second Christmas album, the follow-up to "Merry Christmas" (1994). The album, titled "Merry Christmas II You", was released alongside an accompanying DVD, and was sent to retailers on November 2, 2010. "Merry Christmas II You" debuted at number four on the "Billboard" 200 with sales of 56,000 copies, surpassing the opening week sales of Carey's previous holiday album of 45,000 copies 16 years prior.
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Background
"Merry Christmas II You" was released in Canada and the United States for digital download and as a CD on November 2. A special edition containing a Die Cut Ornament and five holiday cards was released exclusively through Walmart the same day. A collector's edition containing a golden gift box, a forty-page hardcover photo album, a sticker tag sheet and a collectible butterfly ornament was released on November 16 via Amazon.com for $60.31. The following day, Carey appeared on "Lopez Tonight". On November 19, Carey taped a performance of "Oh Santa!" at the "NBC Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting" which aired later in the month.
Merry Christmas II You | Release and promotion
On September 1, 2010, "Rap-Up" exclusively revealed the title of the album, "Merry Christmas II You", and that it would be released on November 2 with original songs as well as covers. The "II" represents being a sequel to Carey's first Christmas album, "Merry Christmas" (1994).
Merry Christmas II You | Background and production
The video was directed by photographer David LaChapelle. For her 14th album, Carey worked with producers including DJ Clue?, Randy Jackson, Q-Tip, R. Kelly, David Morales, Loris Holland, Stevie J, James Fauntleroy II, Ray Angry, Afanasieff, Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, James "Big Jim" Wright, Hit-Boy, The-Dream, Da Brat, and Rodney Jerkins. Carey told "Billboard": "It's about making sure I have tons of good music, because at the end of the day that's the most important thing... There are a lot more raw ballads than people might expect...there are also uptempo and signature-type songs that represent [my] different facets as an artist."
Mariah Carey | 2010–2014: "Merry Christmas II You" and "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse"
It garnered a negative response from critics, all of whom disapproved of how Carey had re-composed the traditional poem by Burns into a house music song. It peaked at number nine of the US Holiday Songs chart. "When Christmas Comes" was released as the second single as a newly recorded duet with John Legend. The song was sent to Urban contemporary radio and made available for digital download on November 21, 2011. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 28. Scott Shelter of "PopCrush" thought that the duet was "superior" to the original, and award it four stars out of five.
Merry Christmas II You | Singles
Although released in 1994, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was the last number-one single of the 2010s decade, as well as the first number-one of the 2020s decade, spending a third week atop the Hot 100 chart dated January 4, 2020, and in doing so, Carey became the first artist in history to rule the chart in four separate decades: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s & 2020s chart. With the end of the holiday season, the song broke yet another record the following week by becoming the first song to fall completely off the chart from No. 1.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Chart performance
On September 18, 2019, Carey released "In the Mix", the theme song for the ABC sitcom "Mixed-ish". On November 1, 2019, Carey re-released her holiday album "Merry Christmas" for its 25th anniversary. The album package included the original album and another disc which include live performances from Carey's 1994 concert at St. John the Divine Church, several tracks from "Merry Christmas II You", as well as other stand-alone singles such as "Lil Snowman" and "The Star". In conjunction with this, she organized a gift guide with Amazon, and partnered for an exclusive Christmas ornament with Swarovski. On December 5, 2019, it was announced that a mini-documentary charting the creation and subsequent cultural legacy of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was to be produced and broadcast on Amazon Music; it aired later that month.
Mariah Carey | 2018–present: "Caution", "Merry Christmas 25", and "The Rarities"
Guerra noted that Carey adds some "club bounce" to "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)", while Eric Henderson of "Slant Magazine" thought that the "Housetop Celebration" part of the medley "recycles the monolithic beat from Kurtis Blow’s instructive "Christmas Rappin'." "Charlie Brown Christmas" is a variation of the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" animated musical television special. A piece of nostalgia, as described by Guerra, it also makes use of traditional religious carols. A fourth medley titled "O Come All Ye Faithful" / "Hallelujah Chorus" features Carey's mother, Patricia, who performs opera during the "Hallelujah Chorus" section. According to Bill Lamb of About.com, "Here Mariah Carey is at her best as she threatens to take everything too far sonically with operatic tones, impossibly high notes, and melisma in full force, but somehow it all holds together in exhilarating fashion." Track ten is a live recording of "O Holy Night" by Carey at the WPC in South Central Los Angeles.
Merry Christmas II You | Composition
Blige, Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz, R. Kelly, T-Pain, Gucci Mane and OJ da Juiceman. A release date of February 23, 2010, was slated, and then pushed back to March 9. It was then further pushed back to March 30. "Angels Cry" and "Up Out My Face" from "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" were released as remixes with Ne-Yo featuring on the former and Nicki Minaj on the latter. However, it was confirmed in March 2010 that production of "Angels Advocate" had halted and the project was shelved indefinitely. Carey's record label Island Def Jam stated that the singer was instead working on a new project and "new surprises".
Merry Christmas II You | Background and production
Jim Farber of the "New York Daily News" stated that while Carey "seemed nervous and out-of-breath," the show had "a strange allure." Steven J. Horowitz from "Billboard" praised the singer's first performance at the venue, writing: "Carey accomplished what she came to do: spread Christmas cheer." Jon Caramanica from "The New York Times" who also reviewed the first show wrote the singer felt "utterly at ease" and commended her engagement with the audience.
All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity | Critical reception
All I Want for Christmas Is You, a Night of Joy and Festivity is the first concert residency by American singer Mariah Carey. Performed annually at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, New York, the residency began on December 15, 2014, and ended on December 15, 2019, after completing eight legs and fifty-six shows. "Billboard" revealed that the six dates had sold out with a total of 16,196 tickets while grossing $1.5 million during the first leg of the residency. The main set list for the show encompassed songs from "Merry Christmas" and "Merry Christmas II You", with additional non-holiday tracks.
All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity | Introduction
During the shows in Japan, Carey performed her holiday classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You", alongside various male and female dancers on stage who performed light dance routines alongside Carey. During the song, Carey donned a Santa suit and matching hat, while being carried on a large stage prop by the dancers.
Butterfly World Tour | Concert synopsis
It became the first song to reach the summit in two weeks. It further became Carey's seventh number-one song on the chart. Carey filmed a 1960s style music video to accompany the song's release as a single, and performed it on various programs in the lead up to Christmas, including her own TV special called "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You". It was later adapted to be the finale of "A Christmas Melody", a 2015 Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, with its lyrics tweaked to be relevant for Broadway child performer Fina Strazza's character singing about her single mom finding love.
Oh Santa! | Introduction
The song was recorded in a church, with many live back-up singers and children playing tambourines and other melodious instruments. The goal was to produce a "real church flavored song", in which Loris Holland played the keyboards and allowed Carey's voice to "cut loose". According to Chris Nickson, Carey's love of gospel music came through on the track, writing, "[she] led the band without pushing herself forward, letting the song develop and work out, trading lines with the chorus until, after the crescendo, the musicians moved into a fast double time to the end." "All I Want for Christmas Is You", the album's lead single, was described as an "up-tempo love song, one that could have easily been written for Tommy Mottola".
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Conception and composition
In the "Los Angeles Times", Chris Willman wrote that Carey "attempts her share of girl-group pop amid the quasi-gospel melisma, though still not evidencing as much personality as talent in either style". "New York Times" journalist Jon Pareles was more critical in his review. "Regardless of backup, Ms. Carey oversings, glutting songs with her vocal tics—like sliding down from the note above the melody note—and turning expressions of devotion into narcissistic displays." Chris Dickinson from the "Chicago Tribune" called the singer a "trilling songbird" and "over-the-top irritant" throughout the album, particularly on "All I Want for Christmas Is You", where she "sounds like a bush-league Petula Clark".
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Critical reception
Carey also developed an animated Christmas film, titled "Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You", for which she recorded an original song called "Lil' Snowman." The film was released direct-to-video on November 14, 2017. In the same month, Carey resumed her All I Want for Christmas Is You, a Night of Joy and Festivity concert series, which for the first time visited other countries including England and France. On December 31, 2017, Carey returned to perform on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" after the technical difficulties that hindered her previous performance, in what "The New York Times" described as a "made-for-television act of pop culture redemption".
Mariah Carey | 2015–2017: Las Vegas residency, television and film projects
It dropped one position to number eighteen in its third week, but resurged to a peak of number fifteen the week after on January 7, 2012. "When Christmas Comes" debuted at number seventy on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" for the week dated December 17, 2011, and the first song from "Merry Christmas II You" to enter the chart. It is Carey's fifty-third entry overall. The track peaked at number fifty-seven on the Japan Hot 100 in 2012.
When Christmas Comes | Commercial performance
"Christmas Time is in the Air Again" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Lyrically, it is about finding love during the Christmas season. The track garnered positive reviews from critics, with one describing it as an outstanding performance and the only song on the album that could compare to one of Carey's previous Christmas singles, "All I Want for Christmas Is You". It was released as a promotional single in December 2012.
Christmas Time Is in the Air Again | Introduction
"Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)", another one of the album's original tracks, was very different from its whimsical predecessor. The song was described as a "sad ballad", in line with many of Carey's previous hit singles. The song featured a synthesized orchestra, including keyboard notes courtesy of Afanasieff, during which Carey would sing to her "long-gone lover, crystallizing the way that Christmas brought memories of the past into focus." According to Nickson, it was "Jesus Born on This Day", that was the most impressive original track on the album. It was described as a "full-blown production number", which again featured synthesized orchestra, as well as a live children's choir.
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Conception and composition
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is an uptempo song, composed with pop, soul, R&B, gospel, dance-pop and adult contemporary influences and stylings. By early August, Carey already had two original songs written alongside Afanasieff: the "sad and ballad-y" "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" and the "Gospel-tinged and religious" "Jesus Born on This Day". The third and final original song the pair planned to write was to be centered and inspired and in the vein of a "Phil Spector, old rock 'n roll, sixties-sounding Christmas song". The song begins with a "sparking" bit of percussion "that resembles an antique music box or a whimsical snow globe." After Carey's a cappella style vocal introduction, the song introduces other seasonal percussive signifiers including; celebratory church-like bells, cheerful sleigh bells, and "an underlying rhythmic beat that sounds like the loping pace of a horse or reindeer.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Composition and lyrics
"Joy to the World" was performed twice in 1994: it was included on the setlist of Carey's benefit concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on December 10, 1994 and was performed on TN Argentina on December 10, 1994. It was later performed on BET's Christmas Remembrances Special in December 2001, it was included on the setlist for the second North American leg of Carey's Charmbracelet World Tour, alongside several other Christmas songs such as "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Silent Night" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, on Carey's 2010 Christmas special "Merry Christmas to You" to promote her second Christmas album, at the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting in 2013, it was included on the setlist of Carey's "" concert residency and tour and on Carey's "Merriest Christmas" Netflix special in 2015.
Joy to the World | Live performances
In a retrospective review, Barry Schwartz of "Stylus Magazine" believed "Merry Christmas" may have been "the definitive Mariah Carey album", finding the singer at "her absolute creative and commercial peak, her voice still a marvel, her songs and performances still undeniably brilliant". AllMusic editor Roch Parisien deemed "All I Want for Christmas Is You" the record's highlight while lamenting Carey's "high opera" pretensions on "O Holy Night" and her dance/club rendition of "Joy to the World".
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Critical reception
"All I Want for Christmas Is You", the album's debut single, was released on October 28, 1994. It was written by Carey and Afanasieff, and was sent to top-forty and adult contemporary stations, with the video having been filmed the year before. Another track they wrote, "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)", was sent to R&B stations in November 1994 as the album's second single. "Jesus Born on This Day", another original song, was sent to Christian and gospel radio stations in 1994 as the first promotional single.
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Singles
The singer also topped the chart with her debut single "Vision of Love" (her first) and "Love Takes Time" in 1990, "I Don't Wanna Cry" in 1991, and "Can't Let Go" and "I'll Be There" in 1992. "Oh Santa!" remained atop the chart for four consecutive weeks altogether. It finished at number 42 on the 2011 Adult Contemporary year-end chart. For the week ending October 30, 2010, Carey occupied the top two positions on the Holiday Digital Songs chart: "Oh Santa!" debuted at number one while "All I Want For Christmas Is You" charted at number two. On January 1, 2011, the track debuted at number one-hundred on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, and number forty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart.
Oh Santa! | Chart performance
He was complimentary of its overall feel, writing that manages to capture the "same magic" as her previous Christmas album, "Merry Christmas", and that the original songs fit "snugly" with the Christmas classics. He finished his review with "There's enough sweet spirit here to keep the holidays merry, musical and bright." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that the four new original compositions gave it "a lively modern feel," and highlighted "Oh Santa!" and "When Christmas Comes" as examples. He continued to write that although some covers, such as "Auld Lang Syne" and "Charlie Brown Christmas" sound "stiff", the album as a complete body of work is "cheerful and engaging" and is a worthy successor to Carey's previous Christmas album.
Merry Christmas II You | Critical reception
The song's tune was described as "solemn and hymn-like, but the arrangement, oddly, made it less religious and rather more glitzy, behind the lyrics that overtly praised Jesus."
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Conception and composition
An accompanying lyric video was released, and Carey has performed "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" live on NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Centre" event and during her December 2014 Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity.
Christmas Time Is in the Air Again | Introduction
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, "Merry Christmas II You" received an average score of 60, based on eight reviews, which indicates "mixed or average" reviews. About.com writer Bill Lamb praised the album, writing that it has a "relaxed, comfortable" which is "engaging". He wrote that the original compositions were "solid", placing emphasis on "Oh Santa!", "One Child" and "When Christmas Comes", but felt that "Christmas Time Is In the Air Again" was overshadowed by its heavy orchestration. He concluded by writing "Mariah Carey does know her way around Christmas albums." Joey Guerra of the "Houston Chronicle" echoed Lamb's sentiments, adding that the album ought to boost Carey's career.
Merry Christmas II You | Critical reception
Throughout the album's development, Carey worked extensively with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she collaborated extensively on "Emotions" (1991) and "Music Box" (1993). Together, they wrote all three of the album's original songs, as well as producing most of the traditional tracks at The Hit Factory, in New York. "Merry Christmas" boasted a variety of musical arrangements, sounds and genres. Carey's goal was to provide an album that would have a "Christmas feel", providing a mixture of soulful tracks, as well as fun and joyous holiday treats. The song "Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child", produced by Carey, Afannasief, and Holland, was described as an arrangement of a traditional gospel standard that "really took flight".
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Conception and composition
In addition to this, she performed "Oh Santa!" and "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again".
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Live performances
It concludes with Santa Claus leaving Carey with a bag of presents and waving goodbye. It has more than 633 million views on YouTube as of April 2020. In the song's alternate video, inspired by The Ronettes, Carey dances in a 1960s-influenced studio surrounded by go–go dancers. For a 1960s look, the video was filmed in black and white, with Carey in white boots and teased up hair. This video was also directed by Carey. There are two edits to this version of the video. In 2019, along with the release of the deluxe 25th-anniversary edition of her album "Merry Christmas", she released two new music videos for the song.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Music videos
She has been cited as a sex symbol. During her tours, she has frequently worn Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin high-end stiletto footwear, as well as leotards, corsets, and fishnet tights. Due to the lasting popularity of her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You", Carey has been dubbed the "Queen of Christmas" and she has been seen wearing Santa suits and other Christmas-related outfits in the music videos of her songs as well as during her live performances. She is recognized as a gay icon and her song "Hero" is regarded as an anthem among the gay community as it touches upon themes of embracing individuality and overcoming self-doubt.
Mariah Carey | Public image
"Oh Santa!" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). Carey wrote and produced the song in collaboration with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. It was released as the lead single from the album. It is an up-tempo R&B song about Carey making a plea for Santa Claus to bring back her partner in time for the Christmas holidays. Instrumentation of sleigh bells, jingle bells and hand claps. It received a positive response from music critics, with many praising its composition and style. The track set a record on the United States "Billboard" Adult Contemporary songs chart, debuting at number twelve and peaking at number one the following week for four weeks.
Oh Santa! | Introduction
Merry Christmas is the first Christmas album, and the fourth studio album, by American singer-songwriter and producer Mariah Carey. Released by Columbia Records on October 28, 1994, at the peak of the initial stretch of Carey's career, between "Music Box" (1993) and "Daydream" (1995), the album features cover versions of popular Christmas tunes and original material. Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she wrote all of the original tracks, as well as producing Carey's interpretations of the covered material. Three singles were released from the album, of which "All I Want for Christmas Is You" went on to become one of the best-selling singles of all time and the best-selling holiday ringtone in the United States.
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Introduction
"One Child" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Backed by a children's choir, the lyrics are about the birth of Jesus. "One Child" received a mixed to negative response from critics, many of whom disapproved of the overbearing sentiment. In the United States, the track peaked at number 12 on the "Billboard" Gospel Digital Chart, and on the lower regions of the South Korea international single's charts. Carey performed the song at the "Christmas in Washington" event in November 2010.
One Child (Mariah Carey song) | Introduction
An accompanying music video directed by Sanaa Hamri for "When Christmas Comes" was filmed at Carey's Los Angeles home and features Carey and Legend throwing a celebratory Christmas house party, which includes a cameo by Nick Cannon. It features footage from the film "A Charlie Brown Christmas". The duet reached number seventy on US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number fifteen on the Adult R&B Songs chart. It debuted at number 1 on South Korea International Download Singles chart on November 27, 2011, with sales of 81,624. "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" was released as a promotional single on December 2, 2012.
Merry Christmas II You | Singles
9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, giving Carey her 28th top 10 in the country and first since "Obsessed" in 2009. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" subsequently rose to No. 3 on the chart dated January 5, 2019, becoming the second holiday track to reach its top 5 after "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by David Seville and the Chipmunks peaked at No. 1 in 1958. As of January 4, 2020, it has topped the "Billboard" Holiday 100 chart for a record-extending 40 cumulative weeks. No other song has spent more than two weeks at No.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Chart performance
With the release of Carey's third studio album, "Music Box" (1993), the singer's international popularity surged upon release of "Hero" and the album's third single, her cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You", which became the singer's first number-one single in several countries across Europe. Carey's holiday album "Merry Christmas" (1994) produced the singer's perennial yule-tide classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You". With its continual expanding legacy, the song remains her highest seller and one of the best-selling singles of all time, with global sales of over 16 million copies. As of 2013, the song is estimated to have generated over $50 million in royalties.
Mariah Carey singles discography | Introduction
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a Christmas song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. She co-wrote and co-produced it with Walter Afanasieff for her fourth studio album and first holiday album, "Merry Christmas" (1994). Columbia Records released it as the lead single from the album on October 28, 1994. The track is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes, heavy back-up vocals, and synthesizers. Upon release, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been critically acclaimed, with "The New Yorker" calling it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon." The song remains Carey's biggest international success, reaching number one in numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Introduction
Its seven dates spanned three in Japan and four throughout Europe. Carey set records when all 150,000 tickets for her three shows at Japan's largest stadium, Tokyo Dome, sold out in under three hours, breaking the previous record held by The Rolling Stones.
Mariah Carey | 1993–1996: "Music Box", "Merry Christmas", and "Daydream"
Carey performed the song throughout the entire run of her Daydream World Tour (1996), Rainbow World Tour (2000), The Adventures of Mimi (2006), The Elusive Chanteuse Show (2014), Caution World Tour (2019) and during select shows on her (2002–03), and Angels Advocate Tour (2009–10). During the Japanese shows in 1996, Carey donned a white suit and jacket, and featured three female back-up singers. Red spotlights were used throughout the performance, as well as some light dance routines. During her Rainbow World Tour, Carey wore a two piece outfit, a pair of pants and top, with golden heels. Three back-up singers were provided, one male and two female, while Carey interacted with the front row fans.
Always Be My Baby | Live performances and cover versions
Additionally, it broke the record for the longest trip to the number one position, reaching the spot 25 years after the song's original release. It was only the second time in the over 6-decade Hot 100 history a Christmas song hit number one on the main chart and the first to do so since “The Chipmunk Song” in 1958. With "All I Want For Christmas Is You", Carey extended her record of having the most number-one songs for a solo artist on the Hot 100 with nineteen and Carey achieved a record-extending 80th week at number-one on the Hot 100.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Chart performance
"Music Box"s second single, "Hero", became Carey's eighth chart-topper in the United States and has been recognized as her signature song. Her cover of Badfinger's "Without You" was a commercial breakthrough in Europe, becoming her first number-one single in Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. "Music Box" remains Carey's best-seller and one of the best-selling albums of all time, with worldwide sales of over 28 million copies. In mid-1994, Carey recorded and released a duet with Luther Vandross; a cover of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross's "Endless Love". "Merry Christmas", released on November 1, 1994, became the best-selling Christmas album of all time, with global sales of over 15 million copies.
Mariah Carey | 1993–1996: "Music Box", "Merry Christmas", and "Daydream"
"When Christmas Comes" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). Carey wrote and produced the song in collaboration with James Poyser. A soul song with an influence of R&B, the lyrics are about giving the gift of love. In November 2011, Carey re-recorded the song as duet with John Legend, which was later released as a single. Both versions of the track were a hit in South Korea, with the duet debuting at number one with sales in excess of 80,000 copies. The song's accompanying music video features Carey and Legend at a hosting a Christmas house party.
When Christmas Comes | Introduction
In the United States, "Oh Santa!" became a record-breaking entry on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary songs chart. It debuted at number twelve for the issue dated December 11, 2010. The track soared to number one the following week, marking the quickest ascent to the peak position since Nielsen BDS began tracking airplay in 1993, in just two weeks. Previously, eight songs had reached number one within three weeks, four of which were Christmas entries due to adult contemporary radio stations playing an increased amount in the holiday season. "Oh Santa!" became Carey's seventh number-one hit on the chart, and her first in fifteen years since "One Sweet Day" (1995–96), a duet with Boyz II Men.
Oh Santa! | Chart performance
Following the release of her twelfth studio effort, Carey embarked on the Angels Advocate Tour. After performing the regular set-list, Carey exited the arena, only to make one re-entry for "Hero" as the encore performance. She also performed the song regularly as a part of her 2014 "The Elusive Chanteuse Show" world tour, and her first annual Christmas show at New York City's Beacon Theater, entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity. In addition, she included the song in her 2015 Las Vegas residency, "Mariah Carey Number 1's", a chronicle of her 18 US number 1 hits.
Hero (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
It also became Carey's 16th top ten album in the United States. The album debuted at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top this chart. Following the birth of her children, Carey began work on her fourteenth studio album.
Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | Background
An accompanying music video directed by Sanaa Hamri for "When Christmas Comes" was filmed at Carey's Los Angeles home and features Carey and Legend throwing a celebratory Christmas house party, which includes a cameo by Nick Cannon. It features footage from the film "A Charlie Brown Christmas". On November 15, Carey posted images of the video shoot on her website, one of which shows the two singers sitting at piano. It premiered on December 13, 2011. Carey has performed the track live on her ABC Christmas Special in December 2010, and at her annual Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want for Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy and Festivity every December 2014.
When Christmas Comes | Promotion
The newspaper later named it the seventh worst Christmas album ever. J. D. Considine was more enthusiastic in "The Baltimore Sun". In his opinion, "Merry Christmas" "may look like just another attempt to cash in on Christmas cheer, but is actually the work of someone who genuinely loves this music". Considine said while Carey's gospel and soul-inflected vocal exercises worked well with the traditional songs, "the album's real strength is the conviction she brings to otherwise corny fare like 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town', while the way she augments 'Joy to the World' with a bit of the Three Dog Night hit is pure genius." Steve Morse from "The Boston Globe" argued that it was perhaps Carey's best record, on which she abandoned the overly polished sound of her previous albums and "cut loose with unbridled soul".
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Critical reception
In 2019, the song topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the first time, 25 years after its original release, thus breaking several records, including the longest trip to number one. With an estimated sales of over 16 million copies, it remains the best selling Christmas single by a female artist and one of the best-selling singles of all time. As of 2017, the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties. Two music videos were originally commissioned for the song. The primary video features grainy home-movie-style footage of Carey, her dogs and family during the holiday season, as well as Carey dressed in a Santa suit frolicking on a snowy mountainside.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Introduction
The show is entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity. During "The Late Late Show" with James Corden on December 15, 2016, Mariah Carey sang this song on the popular feature Carpool Karaoke. Fellow singers Adele, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin and the band Red Hot Chili Peppers were featured in the video. It quickly went viral, achieving over 2 million views in less than 24 hours, and 25 million views in less than three weeks. In December 2019, Carey returned to "The Late Late Show" to perform the song for its 25th anniversary.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Live performances
While living in Huntington, neighbors poisoned the family dog and set fire to their car. After her parents' divorce, Carey had little contact with her father, and her mother worked several jobs to support the family. Carey spent much of her time at home alone and began singing at the age of three, often imitating her mother's take on Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" in Italian. While her elder sister Alison moved in with their father, Mariah and her older brother Morgan remained with their mother. During her years in elementary school, she excelled in the arts, such as music and literature.
Mariah Carey | Early life
After rejecting the honour of having a star in the early 2000s, as Carey felt she has not done enough to earn one, in August 2015, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In October 2019, Carey was an honors at "Variety"'s Power of Women event alongside honors Jennifer Aniston, Awkwafina, Brie Larson, Chaka Khan, and Dana Walden. The women were being celebrated for their careers as well as their philanthropic work ranging from involvement with The Fresh Air Fund to advocacy for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. On November 24, 2019, her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" won three records in "Guinness World Records" for one of the best-selling and most recognizable Christmas songs, most streamed song on Spotify in 24 hours (female) (10,819,009 streams in December 2018) and most weeks in the UK singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song (20) titles.
List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey | Introduction
Carey wrote and produced "One Child" with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. It was reported by Showbiz411 in August 2010 that Carey had enlisted Shaiman to work on the then untitled album; the magazine described the pairing as "unusual" but noted that the outcome could be "colossal". Lasting for a duration of four minutes and twenty-five seconds, the song is one of two original ballads included on "Merry Christmas II You". It encompasses a range of genres, including Christmas, adult contemporary, urban contemporary and religious music. The music and Carey's vocals recorded by Brian Garten at several recording studios, which included Henson Studios and 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, Guardian Angel Studios Bel Air, Germano Studios New York City and Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood.
One Child (Mariah Carey song) | Background and composition
"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). The second single from the album, an extended play consisting of nine remixes was released by Island on December 14, 2010. Using the public domain poem "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns, Carey along with Randy Jackson and Johnny "Sev" Severin (of RedOne) composed a new arrangement, added lyrics and re-titled it. The track garnered a negative response from critics, all of whom disliked how Carey had re-composed the poem into a house song.
Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) | Introduction
On March 29, 2020, Carey was one of the headliners for the iHeart Living Room Concert for America hosted by Elton John, where she performed her song "Always Be My Baby". The event raised over $8 million in the fight against COVID-19. Carey also was one of the headliners for the "Rise Up New York!" virtual hour-long telethon, hosted by actress Tina Fey. The event aired on May 12, 2020 and was intended to raise money for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She performed her songs "Through the Rain" and "Make It Happen". The event raised over $115 million.
Mariah Carey | 2018–present: "Caution", "Merry Christmas 25", and "The Rarities"
Carey has expressed her belief in God and her connection between music and spirituality, and felt the album was finally a way to portray her mysticism into music. After the success of Carey's previous effort, "Music Box", there was speculation of a new project in the works; however it was not until October 1994, only one month before the album's release, that "Billboard" announced Carey would be releasing a holiday album for the Christmas season. Initially, critics were shocked; they did not know how Carey would fare as an entertainer, as she had previously only been viewed as a pop star.
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Background
"Metro" revealed that Carey was either recording a new studio album or possibly a Christmas album. In an interview for "Rap-Up" in April 2010, Jermaine Dupri said that he and Carey had already begun working on new songs, stating "The song of the decade crew is back in the lab. This [is] the first day of the new shit." On April 24, David LaChapelle said that he had shot the album artwork with fake snow and wooden cutout reindeers, thus confirming that the project was a Christmas album. On May 5, Dupri confirmed that he and Carey were in the early stages of production for the album, that Bryan-Michael Cox and Johntá Austin were involved in the project and that they hoped to release a single by the end of the year.
Merry Christmas II You | Background and production
It makes use of the singer's "deeper, throatier tones" and "octave-scaling high notes". It is followed by "One Child", written by Carey and Marc Shaiman, a retelling of the nativity of Jesus. It encompasses a range of genres, including Christmas, adult contemporary, urban contemporary and religious music. "All I Want for Christmas Is You – Extra Festive" is a re-recording of the original, which makes use of extra chimes, "beefier" production with softened bell rings and an added kick drum and new vocals. The final track is a rewrite of "Auld Lang Syne" by Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns, which was written in 1788 and published in James Johnson's "Scots Musical Museum" in 1796.
Merry Christmas II You | Composition
Carey performed a three-song set list, opening with "Make It Happen" followed by "Hero" and "We Belong Together", featuring a live choir of African children during the first two songs. On April 12, 2005, Carey performed the song as part of a three-song concert for "Good Morning America", drawing the biggest crowd in Times Square since December 2004. Following a live rendition of "It's Like That" with Jermaine Dupri, Carey was joined on stage by several male and female vocalists, all wearing white gowns and serving as a gospel choir. Similarly, on October 2, 2009, Carey played a four-song set list at Rockefeller Center for a taping of "The Today Show".
Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
The opening track "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" is a twenty-two second introduction produced by Carey and Shaiman. "Oh Santa!" is an up-tempo R&B song and is one of four new original compositions. It was written and produced by Carey, Dupri and Cox, and its instrumentation consists of sleigh bells, jingle bells, hand claps and a piano melody, backed by a "school-yard chant beat". Lyrically, Carey makes a plea to Santa Claus asking him to bring back her "baby" in time for Christmas, singing "Santa's gon' come and make him mine this Christmas." Joey Guerra of the "Houston Chronicle" noted that it has a 1960s girl-group swing feel to it.
Merry Christmas II You | Composition
Her performance of "All I Want for Christmas Is You", also from those same concerts, would later be uploaded in high definition onto Carey's VEVO channel on December 3, 2019.
Daydream World Tour | Broadcasts and recordings
On December 31, 2013, Carey appeared on NBC's "New Year's Eve with Carson Daly" show to perform some songs. Before giving the audience some advice on love for 2014 and prior to singing "The Art of Letting Go" from "Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse", the singer announced that she would be releasing a new single on February 14, 2014, to coincide with Valentine's Day. On February 12, Carey released "You're Mine (Eternal)" as the album's third single. The single's artwork consists of Sweethearts, a brand of sugar candies. In the United States, the song was released to contemporary, rhythmic, and urban adult contemporary radio stations around the country on February 18.
You're Mine (Eternal) | Background and release
In doing so, Carey felt she could capture the essence and spirit of what she was singing and make her vocal performance and delivery more emotive and authentic. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was recorded that August, and took Carey and Afanasieff a total of fifteen minutes to write and compose. At first, Afanasieff admitted that he was puzzled and "blanched" as to where Carey wanted to take the melody and vocal scales, though she was "adamant" in her direction for the song. In an interview with "Billboard," Afanasieff described the type of relationship he and Carey shared in the studio and as songwriters for the song and in general: It was always the same sort of system with us.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Background and writing
Following the success of the singer's 1993 career best-selling album "Music Box", Carey and her management at Columbia Records began devising ideas and strategies for subsequent projects. Carey's then-husband, Tommy Mottola, head of Columbia's parent label Sony Music Entertainment, began mapping out possible follow ups for the singer during the pinnacle years of her career. During initial discussions regarding the thought of doing a Christmas-themed album with Carey and her songwriting partner of over four years, Walter Afanasieff, the fear arose that it was not commercially expedient or wise to release holiday music at the peak of one's career, as it was more often equated with a release towards the end of a musician's waning career.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Background and writing
Carey performed the song live during her 1998 Butterfly World Tour. Throughout the performances, Carey wore a short beige outfit and long semi-teased up hair, accompanied by male and female dancers. During the song's act, Carey would slowly sway hand-in-hand with other male dancers, giving the illusion of sultry compassion. Carey performed the song acapella in Chicago during her 2000 Rainbow World Tour. During her Adventures of Mimi Tour in 2006, Carey performed the song during select dates on the tour. The performance included many exotic female dancers, performing seductive pole dances and other similar routines. Carey, while singing, danced light routines on a chair, while wearing a red one piece suit.
Breakdown (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
Produced by Carey, Randy Jackson and Johnny "Sev" Severin of RedOne, they re-titled it "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)". It is a house track with a "thumping" instrumental.
Merry Christmas II You | Composition
Carey performed "With You" for the first time at the American Music Awards of 2018. During the performance, she wore a hot pink gown, and was surrounded by shirtless male dancers who performed intricate choreography. While performing, Carey was raised on a pink platform which appeared to be part of her gown. The singer stood in one place throughout the entire performance while dancers mimicking a flower executed choreography around her, and she concluded it by blowing a kiss to the audience. Carey later performed the song on selected dates of her tour. On November 19, 2018, Carey performed "With You" on "Good Morning America".
With You (Mariah Carey song) | Live performances
On October 2, 2009, Carey performed a four-track set list on NBC's "Today". She began with her 1992 single "Make It Happen", followed by "Obsessed" and "I Want to Know What Love Is". She concluded with "H.A.T.E.U." On November 13, 2009, Carey performed the track on the "Late Show with David Letterman".
H.A.T.E.U. | Live performances
There are four music videos for "All I Want for Christmas Is You". The first, primary video was shot in the style of a home movie using Super-8mm film; it was directed and filmed by Carey during the Christmas season of 1993. The video begins with Carey placing holiday ornaments on a Christmas tree and frolicking through the snowy mountainside. Outdoor scenes were shot at the Fairy Tale Forest in New Jersey, where Carey's then-husband Tommy Mottola made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus. It continues with scenes of Carey getting ready for her album cover photo shoot and spending time with her dog Jack.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Music videos
Carey has also had three songs debut atop the Hot 100 chart. In 1994, Carey released her holiday album "Merry Christmas" has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling Christmas album of all time. It also produced the successful single "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which became the only holiday song and ringtone to reach multi-platinum status in the US. In Japan, "#1's" has sold over 3,250,000 copies and is the best-selling album of all time in Japan by a non-Asian artist. Her hit single "One Sweet Day", which featured Boyz II Men, spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the top of "Billboard"s Hot 100 chart in 1996, setting the record for the most weeks atop the Hot 100 chart in history.
Mariah Carey | Awards and achievements
Mariah Carey's twelfth studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", was released in 2009. It produced the US "Billboard" Hot 100 top ten and platinum certified track "Obsessed". However, subsequent single releases failed to replicate its success, with "I Want to Know What Love Is" peaking at number 60 on the Hot 100, and "H.A.T.E.U." reaching number 72 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Carey revealed that she intended to re-release "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" as a remix album in early 2010, titled "Angels Advocate", which would consist of remixes of the standard songs with new featured artists, including Mary J.
Merry Christmas II You | Background and production
"Rolling Stone" ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list, calling it a "holiday standard." In a UK-wide poll in December 2012, it was voted fifth on the ITV television special "The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song". Due to the song's lasting impact, Carey was dubbed the "Queen of Christmas", a title she is hesitant to accept. "I don't accept that name because I feel like it's [too much]," she said. "I humbly thank them and I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season, and it is the best time of the year." On November 24, 2019, the song won three records in "Guinness World Records" for one of the best-selling and most recognizable Christmas songs, most streamed song on Spotify in 24 hours (female) (10,819,009 streams in December 2018) and most weeks in the UK singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song (20) titles.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Legacy
After concluding her Butterfly World Tour, Carey partook in the VH1 Divas benefit concert on April 14, 1998, where she sang alongside Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King. Carey began conceptualizing a film project "All That Glitters", later re-titled to simply "Glitter" (2001), and wrote songs for other projects, such as "Men in Black" (1997) and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000). After "Glitter" fell into developmental hell, Carey postponed the project, and began writing material for a new album. Sony Music executives insisted she prepare a greatest hits collection in time for the holiday season.
Mariah Carey | 1997–2000: New image and independence, "Butterfly", and "Rainbow"
"Oh Santa!" was written and produced by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox for Carey's second Christmas/thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010); Rye Songs administered by Songs of Universal (BMI)/Shaniah Cymone Music|EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/WBM Music Corp Inc./Pamela & Lorrence's Publishing LLC (SESAC). Her vocals were recorded by Brian Garten, Marcus Johnson and Thomas Kanarek, Martin Cooke, Nicholas Essif and Peter Mack, and the music by John Horesco at Guardian Angel Studios, Westlake Recording Studios, Henson Studios and Capitol Recording Studios. It was mixed by Phil Tan and Damien Lewis at The Ninja Beat Club. Dupri played the drums and Randy Jackson performed bass.
Oh Santa! | Background and composition
Carey's then-husband Tommy Mottola makes a cameo appearance as Santa Claus, bringing Carey a gift and leaving on a red sleigh. The second video was filmed in black and white, and features Carey dressed in 1960s style in homage to The Ronettes, alongside back up singers and female dancers. A third music video directed by Joseph Kahn was released in 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the song.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Introduction
On her Adventures of Mimi Tour in 2006, Carey donned a pair of black leggings, worn with a bikini-like top. Wearing Christian Louboutin pumps, Carey sang on the arena's secondary stage, where she sang three of the set-list's titles. On her Elusive Chanteuse Show in 2014, Carey often used the song as her encore, entering the stage in a tight-fitted blue gown and black gloves. Carey included the song in her 2015 Las Vegas residency, Mariah Carey Number 1's, where she walked through the audience for the second verse and chorus. Carey also included the song in her 2018-2019 Las Vegas residency The Butterfly Returns, where she was accompanied by her children Moroccan and Monroe in selected dates.
Always Be My Baby | Live performances and cover versions
In December 2019, the song became Carey's 19th record-extending number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. With global sales of over 16 million copies, the song remains Carey's biggest international success and the 11th best selling single of all time. As of 2017, the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties. In 2010 "The Daily Telegraph" named "All I Want for Christmas Is You" the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom; by 2015 "Fairytale of New York" had become the UK's most-played Christmas song of the 21st century.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Legacy
Boyz II Men all wore similar matching dark suit and garments. The song became part of Carey's BET Christmas special in 2001, where she sang the song alongside Boyz II Men. During the special, Carey wore a red gown in honor of the show's holiday theme, and featured a long golden hairstyle. One of the male vocalists had already been switched, as one of the group members had already resigned. Aside from live television appearances, the song was performed on many of Carey's tours. "One Sweet Day" was performed at every show on her Daydream World Tour (1996), where Boyz II Men were featured on a large projection screen.
One Sweet Day | Live performances
Carey released a children's book based on "All I Want for Christmas Is You" on November 10, 2015, which went on to sell over 750,000 copies. She later released an animated family film called "Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You", based on the book and song on November 14, 2017. On March 21, 2017, Carey announced via her Twitter account that a film based on "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was in development. A musical film based on "Merry Christmas", the plot revolves around a small town—perhaps not unlike Carey's hometown of Huntington, New York—where a ruthless developer wants to turn the land into a large shopping plaza.
All I Want for Christmas Is You | Adaptations
Critical response to the album's contemporary holiday theme was mixed. Some music critics complimented the "gospel and soul-inflected" vocals and even called it "Carey's best record" to date. Re-released on multiple occasions in various formats since its debut, the album has sold 5.7 million copies in the United States as of December 2019 and has been certified six-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On November 1, 2019, a new two-disc edition was released featuring live renditions, newer songs like "Oh Santa!" and "The Star", and numerous remixes in commemoration of the album's twenty-fifth anniversary.
Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album) | Introduction