The video for Mariah Carey’s “Auld Lang Syne,” will premiere on USA TV via Fox Network:
New Year’s Live (FOX, 11 p.m. EST)
• Nancy O’Dell will host FOX’s New Year’s Eve bash from Las Vegas, while Brandy will serve as a special correspondent, chatting with people on the streets of the city.
• Travie McCoy, David Archuleta, Plain White T’s and Jabbawockeez are slated to perform.
• Mariah Carey will premiere her new music video, “Auld Lang Syne,” which is featured on her new album “Merry Christmas II You.”
Mariah Carey’s Auld Lang Syne (The New Year’s Anthem) digital remix EP is a must have to get you in the party mood for your New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day parties.
Source: The Examiner
"Auld Lang Syne" #5 on 1/1 Billboard Dance Singles Sales
"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)," Mariah Carey
Thanks to a comprehensive radio edit featuring clips of historic news events of the 20th century, Kenny G's rendition of the holiday's most recognizable song soared to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000. Carey's version from her new album, "Merry Christmas II You," bowed last week at No. 5 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.
Source: Billboard
Thanks to a comprehensive radio edit featuring clips of historic news events of the 20th century, Kenny G's rendition of the holiday's most recognizable song soared to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000. Carey's version from her new album, "Merry Christmas II You," bowed last week at No. 5 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.
Source: Billboard
Mariah Carey: Queen of Christmas 2010?
If there’s any celebrity who deserves the title of Queen of Christmas 2010, it’s got to be Mariah Carey. In the last few months, she released a new Christmas album and scored a bona fide, chart-topping Christmas hit with “Oh Santa.”
The festive diva also starred in her own ABC Christmas special and sang on NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center special. On top of that, she performed for President Obama and his family on the annual TNT special Christmas in Washington.
Oh, and her song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” continues to be one of the most popular holiday tunes ever, topping Billboard’s chart of the 100 Most Popular Seasonal Songs.
Carey said that she believes “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which first came out in 1994, continues to be so popular, year after year, because its sound truly is timeless.
“It didn’t really seem like, ‘OK, this is done in the 1990s,’” she said. “It almost felt like an older song, like from the fifties or sixties. And to me, part of the success of the song is because I wasn’t trying to be current. I was trying to do sort of a retro thing.”
In past years, Carey has celebrated Christmas by taking hubby Nick Cannon and a bunch of friends to Aspen, Colo., where they enjoy sleigh rides, jumping into hot tubs and literally rolling in the snow. That won’t be happening this year, though, since Carey is pregnant with twins.
But she says that’s not her favorite Christmas activity anyway. “One of the things we really like to do is go to church on Christmas and have, like, a candlelight moment,” Carey told ABC News Radio. ” That’s been a really kind of intimate, real Christmas tradition that we have, as well as all the other silly stuff that I do.”
There’s one tradition she will definitely miss this year due to her pregnancy, though — drinking hot chocolate with butterscotch schnapps.
Source:ABC
The festive diva also starred in her own ABC Christmas special and sang on NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center special. On top of that, she performed for President Obama and his family on the annual TNT special Christmas in Washington.
Oh, and her song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” continues to be one of the most popular holiday tunes ever, topping Billboard’s chart of the 100 Most Popular Seasonal Songs.
Carey said that she believes “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which first came out in 1994, continues to be so popular, year after year, because its sound truly is timeless.
“It didn’t really seem like, ‘OK, this is done in the 1990s,’” she said. “It almost felt like an older song, like from the fifties or sixties. And to me, part of the success of the song is because I wasn’t trying to be current. I was trying to do sort of a retro thing.”
In past years, Carey has celebrated Christmas by taking hubby Nick Cannon and a bunch of friends to Aspen, Colo., where they enjoy sleigh rides, jumping into hot tubs and literally rolling in the snow. That won’t be happening this year, though, since Carey is pregnant with twins.
But she says that’s not her favorite Christmas activity anyway. “One of the things we really like to do is go to church on Christmas and have, like, a candlelight moment,” Carey told ABC News Radio. ” That’s been a really kind of intimate, real Christmas tradition that we have, as well as all the other silly stuff that I do.”
There’s one tradition she will definitely miss this year due to her pregnancy, though — drinking hot chocolate with butterscotch schnapps.
Source:ABC
Queen of Christmas 2010
If there's any celebrity who deserves the title of Queen of Christmas 2010, it's got to be Mariah Carey. In the last few months, she released a new Christmas album and scored a bona fide, chart-topping Christmas hit with "Oh Santa."
The festive diva also starred in her own ABC Christmas special and sang on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center special. On top of that, she performed for President Obama and his family on the annual TNT special Christmas in Washington.
Oh, and her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" continues to be one of the most popular holiday tunes ever, topping Billboard's chart of the 100 Most Popular Seasonal Songs.
Carey said that she believes "All I Want for Christmas Is You," which first came out in 1994, continues to be so popular, year after year, because its sound truly is timeless.
"It didn't really seem like, 'OK, this is done in the 1990s,'" she said. "It almost felt like an older song, like from the fifties or sixties. And to me, part of the success of the song is because I wasn't trying to be current. I was trying to do sort of a retro thing."
In past years, Carey has celebrated Christmas by taking hubby Nick Cannon and a bunch of friends to Aspen, Colo., where they enjoy sleigh rides, jumping into hot tubs and literally rolling in the snow. That won't be happening this year, though, since Carey is pregnant with twins.
But she says that's not her favorite Christmas activity anyway. "One of the things we really like to do is go to church on Christmas and have, like, a candlelight moment," Carey told ABC News Radio. " That's been a really kind of intimate, real Christmas tradition that we have, as well as all the other silly stuff that I do."
There's one tradition she will definitely miss this year due to her pregnancy, though — drinking hot chocolate with butterscotch schnapps.
Source: ABC News
The festive diva also starred in her own ABC Christmas special and sang on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center special. On top of that, she performed for President Obama and his family on the annual TNT special Christmas in Washington.
Oh, and her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" continues to be one of the most popular holiday tunes ever, topping Billboard's chart of the 100 Most Popular Seasonal Songs.
Carey said that she believes "All I Want for Christmas Is You," which first came out in 1994, continues to be so popular, year after year, because its sound truly is timeless.
"It didn't really seem like, 'OK, this is done in the 1990s,'" she said. "It almost felt like an older song, like from the fifties or sixties. And to me, part of the success of the song is because I wasn't trying to be current. I was trying to do sort of a retro thing."
In past years, Carey has celebrated Christmas by taking hubby Nick Cannon and a bunch of friends to Aspen, Colo., where they enjoy sleigh rides, jumping into hot tubs and literally rolling in the snow. That won't be happening this year, though, since Carey is pregnant with twins.
But she says that's not her favorite Christmas activity anyway. "One of the things we really like to do is go to church on Christmas and have, like, a candlelight moment," Carey told ABC News Radio. " That's been a really kind of intimate, real Christmas tradition that we have, as well as all the other silly stuff that I do."
There's one tradition she will definitely miss this year due to her pregnancy, though — drinking hot chocolate with butterscotch schnapps.
Source: ABC News
Mariah on Billboard's Chart Highlights This Week
Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts with their respective top songs, Greatest Gainers and debuts. In this week's report, Mariah dominates both the Adult Contemporary and Holidays Songs charts.
Adult Contemporary
*** No. 1 ***/Greatest Gainer "Oh Santa!" Mariah Carey
Debut No. 28 "The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year" Glee Cast
Debut No. 30 "Christmas Lights" Coldplay
Holiday Songs
*** No. 1 *** "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey
Greatest Gainer "Oh Santa!" Mariah Carey
Source: Billboard
Adult Contemporary
*** No. 1 ***/Greatest Gainer "Oh Santa!" Mariah Carey
Debut No. 28 "The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year" Glee Cast
Debut No. 30 "Christmas Lights" Coldplay
Holiday Songs
*** No. 1 *** "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Mariah Carey
Greatest Gainer "Oh Santa!" Mariah Carey
Source: Billboard
Exclusive: So True? So False? Once and for All, Is Mariah Carey Expecting Twins?!
You can’t always believe everything you read. But when the rumor is as persistent and unkillable as the one about Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon expecting twins, you start to wonder if there’s a reason why it so steadfastly refuses to die.
Granted, the parents-to-be are partly to blame, when—either through genuine misspeaking or a telling slip of the tongue—Mariah referred to her baby bump as a “they,” rather than a “he” or “she.”
So then why not issue a firm denial (discounting the free publicity and/or notion that it’s no one’s business either way)? After all, it isn’t as though the duo have been hurting for media opportunities lately.
So, once and for all, is Mariah expecting twins? Straight from the horse’s mouth, this rumor is so…
True! Weren’t expecting that, were you?
Earlier today, the Santa-denying papa-to-be was getting into the spirit of the season (and possibly trying to work his way back onto Mariah’s Santa-loving good side) by handing out toys at a Build-a-Bear Workshop benefiting the Toys for Tots Foundation.
When asked by E! News to clear up the twin rumors, Cannon cryptically referred back to plural pronoun heard round the world.
.”It’s a touchy issue, because you never want to speak on too much stuff too early, but my wife, at one time, she referred to her stomach as ‘they’ and that probably wasn’t the wrong thing for her to do,” he said. “That’s all I’m gonna say.”
That’s probably all he has to.
While it’s possible he’s just having a little fun with us, something tells us he already got that out of his system (remember Cleophisgate?). Guess we’ll find out for sure when the bundle(s) of joy are delivered this spring.
Source: E! Online
Granted, the parents-to-be are partly to blame, when—either through genuine misspeaking or a telling slip of the tongue—Mariah referred to her baby bump as a “they,” rather than a “he” or “she.”
So then why not issue a firm denial (discounting the free publicity and/or notion that it’s no one’s business either way)? After all, it isn’t as though the duo have been hurting for media opportunities lately.
So, once and for all, is Mariah expecting twins? Straight from the horse’s mouth, this rumor is so…
True! Weren’t expecting that, were you?
Earlier today, the Santa-denying papa-to-be was getting into the spirit of the season (and possibly trying to work his way back onto Mariah’s Santa-loving good side) by handing out toys at a Build-a-Bear Workshop benefiting the Toys for Tots Foundation.
When asked by E! News to clear up the twin rumors, Cannon cryptically referred back to plural pronoun heard round the world.
.”It’s a touchy issue, because you never want to speak on too much stuff too early, but my wife, at one time, she referred to her stomach as ‘they’ and that probably wasn’t the wrong thing for her to do,” he said. “That’s all I’m gonna say.”
That’s probably all he has to.
While it’s possible he’s just having a little fun with us, something tells us he already got that out of his system (remember Cleophisgate?). Guess we’ll find out for sure when the bundle(s) of joy are delivered this spring.
Source: E! Online
Mariah Carey's Christmas Special: 5 Highlights
The holiday spirit was in full swing last night as Mariah Carey debuted her Christmas special on ABC, "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You." Featuring both old favorites from her now classic 1994 holiday album, Merry Christmas, and her new album, Merry Christmas II You, the special also boasted a special duet between the singer and her mother. Taped at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles in November, the show was more than just an entertaining holiday romp; it was an affirmation of five major things:
1.) The diva belt is back
That famous five-octave range? What seemed like a distant memory surfaced yesterday as if not a day had passed since she'd last busted out the ol' whistle register. We got glimpses of her trademark vocal runs over the years, but they were hard-earned and rare—bits of her old voice shining through on "Through the Rain" and "We Belong Together." Just as you could feel the momentum building, preparing yourself for her to burst into her strong, full-bodied belt, she'd slip back into the husky, sexy, hushed coos and whispered singing that had become her M.O. post-Tommy Mottola (or post-Butterfly, if you prefer). So rare were these bits of Mariah Carey: The Voice, you began to wonder whether she'd lost it and didn't have the heart to break it to us.
But last night, Carey—looking the happiest that she possibly ever has—belted her huge heart out. Her voice was fuller and stronger than ever, giving fans the unbridled voice she'd been keeping away—voluntarily or not, we're not quite sure—for the last ten years.
2.) We meet the woman who gave life to Mariah Carey
Mother Patricia Carey, an opera singer, joined her daughter onstage for their duet of "O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus." Anyone curious about the woman who helped create and give Mariah Carey to the world might have been half-expecting an over-the-top, flamboyant, glamorous caricature of a woman, but Patricia Carey is in fact just a really classy lady with a huge voice. While sometimes Mariah is criticized for valuing vocal acrobatics and the physicality of singing rather than emotion, it's easy to see where her controlled and precise technical prowess comes from after seeing her powerhouse showdown with her mother. That last note was everything.
3.) Her new Christmas album is actually good. Really.
On "O Holy Night," one of the diva's personal favorites, she brought the crowd to its feet cheering. THIS is Mariah; the same Mariah the public marveled at in the early 90s—the curly-haired beauty who took our breath away with "Emotions." Now, almost 20 (!) years later, we see the once famously-controlled young talent singing onstage, married and with child at 40, performing with the veteran ease that probably comes from knowing that no other solo artist has produced more No.1 singles than you. Carey also performed some of her new original holiday songs, including the silky smooth "When Christmas Comes," a fun and simple R&B joint fit for a holiday party soundtrack. Other highlights included "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and the (expectedly) joyful "Joy to the World," as well as American Idol judge Randy Jackson joining the singer onstage for "Here Comes Santa Claus/Housetop Celebration."
While her live rendition of Merry Christmas II You far surpasses its studio incarnation, the album is a thankfully safe, but wholly enjoyable and fun collection of new material and old favorites.
4.) She does crazy right
GLITTER! No MC holiday special would be complete without a shining, glimmering set; her hair lightly blowing in the fabricated wind!
During "Joy to the World," Mariah was in top diva form: pinky up as she clutched her crystal-encrusted microphone, walking around stage in her black glimmering trademark baby-doll dress, head-tilted as she belted. She produced the mixture of her classic dainty , innocent angel and the old-school strength and pain we used to see. Mariah's always had a taste for excess, but not in the same way other celebrities do. Her crazy manifests itself in the true sense of what one would imagine a prima donna to be: crazy tour riders, lying on a couch on the Home Shopping Network, glitter everywhere, complaining about sporting a moustache in her (critically acclaimed) portrayal of a social worker in Precious. She likes champagne, and she's done some crazy things like make Glitter and push out an ice cream cart in her hot pants on TRL. But she's not known for drug abuse or promiscuity or any of the truly ugly, sad byproducts of being a successful star.
5.) She reminds us of what a diva is, and why she's the last one standing
What's a diva? Lady Gaga is not a diva. Rihanna is not a diva. A diva is a larger-than-life personality, yes; a woman with charisma beyond measure, but more than anything, she's a voice, and above all, THE voice. She doesn't need fancy stage setups, props, pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes, or statement music videos. She doesn't need to be racy or controversial or reference obscure art scenes and design influences. For the true diva, it's just her and the microphone, standing on stage, singing her heart out and in turn making yours jump right out of your chest. Mariah is not by any means the only diva, but she's definitely the only still-relevant, functional diva. Dear Whitney's been in and out of rehab and reality television, while Cher and Celine have (for the most part) been hiding out in Vegas. Meanwhile, the young crop of power voices are busy running around with their heads chopped off trying to rule the word. By the way, Lady Gaga may have created a strong army of loyal "Little Monsters," but Mariah Carey had given her fans a pet name way before it was cool, affectionately referring to her following as her "lambs."
For now, though, Mariah Carey sits happily atop the Diva throne, reminding everyone that not many people can captivate and command an audience without moving an inch quite like her and that sometimes less is more. Except when it comes to glitter, bling and falsettos. In that case, more is always more.
Source: The Atlantic
1.) The diva belt is back
That famous five-octave range? What seemed like a distant memory surfaced yesterday as if not a day had passed since she'd last busted out the ol' whistle register. We got glimpses of her trademark vocal runs over the years, but they were hard-earned and rare—bits of her old voice shining through on "Through the Rain" and "We Belong Together." Just as you could feel the momentum building, preparing yourself for her to burst into her strong, full-bodied belt, she'd slip back into the husky, sexy, hushed coos and whispered singing that had become her M.O. post-Tommy Mottola (or post-Butterfly, if you prefer). So rare were these bits of Mariah Carey: The Voice, you began to wonder whether she'd lost it and didn't have the heart to break it to us.
But last night, Carey—looking the happiest that she possibly ever has—belted her huge heart out. Her voice was fuller and stronger than ever, giving fans the unbridled voice she'd been keeping away—voluntarily or not, we're not quite sure—for the last ten years.
2.) We meet the woman who gave life to Mariah Carey
Mother Patricia Carey, an opera singer, joined her daughter onstage for their duet of "O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus." Anyone curious about the woman who helped create and give Mariah Carey to the world might have been half-expecting an over-the-top, flamboyant, glamorous caricature of a woman, but Patricia Carey is in fact just a really classy lady with a huge voice. While sometimes Mariah is criticized for valuing vocal acrobatics and the physicality of singing rather than emotion, it's easy to see where her controlled and precise technical prowess comes from after seeing her powerhouse showdown with her mother. That last note was everything.
3.) Her new Christmas album is actually good. Really.
On "O Holy Night," one of the diva's personal favorites, she brought the crowd to its feet cheering. THIS is Mariah; the same Mariah the public marveled at in the early 90s—the curly-haired beauty who took our breath away with "Emotions." Now, almost 20 (!) years later, we see the once famously-controlled young talent singing onstage, married and with child at 40, performing with the veteran ease that probably comes from knowing that no other solo artist has produced more No.1 singles than you. Carey also performed some of her new original holiday songs, including the silky smooth "When Christmas Comes," a fun and simple R&B joint fit for a holiday party soundtrack. Other highlights included "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and the (expectedly) joyful "Joy to the World," as well as American Idol judge Randy Jackson joining the singer onstage for "Here Comes Santa Claus/Housetop Celebration."
While her live rendition of Merry Christmas II You far surpasses its studio incarnation, the album is a thankfully safe, but wholly enjoyable and fun collection of new material and old favorites.
4.) She does crazy right
GLITTER! No MC holiday special would be complete without a shining, glimmering set; her hair lightly blowing in the fabricated wind!
During "Joy to the World," Mariah was in top diva form: pinky up as she clutched her crystal-encrusted microphone, walking around stage in her black glimmering trademark baby-doll dress, head-tilted as she belted. She produced the mixture of her classic dainty , innocent angel and the old-school strength and pain we used to see. Mariah's always had a taste for excess, but not in the same way other celebrities do. Her crazy manifests itself in the true sense of what one would imagine a prima donna to be: crazy tour riders, lying on a couch on the Home Shopping Network, glitter everywhere, complaining about sporting a moustache in her (critically acclaimed) portrayal of a social worker in Precious. She likes champagne, and she's done some crazy things like make Glitter and push out an ice cream cart in her hot pants on TRL. But she's not known for drug abuse or promiscuity or any of the truly ugly, sad byproducts of being a successful star.
5.) She reminds us of what a diva is, and why she's the last one standing
What's a diva? Lady Gaga is not a diva. Rihanna is not a diva. A diva is a larger-than-life personality, yes; a woman with charisma beyond measure, but more than anything, she's a voice, and above all, THE voice. She doesn't need fancy stage setups, props, pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes, or statement music videos. She doesn't need to be racy or controversial or reference obscure art scenes and design influences. For the true diva, it's just her and the microphone, standing on stage, singing her heart out and in turn making yours jump right out of your chest. Mariah is not by any means the only diva, but she's definitely the only still-relevant, functional diva. Dear Whitney's been in and out of rehab and reality television, while Cher and Celine have (for the most part) been hiding out in Vegas. Meanwhile, the young crop of power voices are busy running around with their heads chopped off trying to rule the word. By the way, Lady Gaga may have created a strong army of loyal "Little Monsters," but Mariah Carey had given her fans a pet name way before it was cool, affectionately referring to her following as her "lambs."
For now, though, Mariah Carey sits happily atop the Diva throne, reminding everyone that not many people can captivate and command an audience without moving an inch quite like her and that sometimes less is more. Except when it comes to glitter, bling and falsettos. In that case, more is always more.
Source: The Atlantic
Mariah Carey at TNT’s Christmas in Washington 2010
Certainly one of the hottest holiday season celebrities, Mariah Carey was front and center at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC on Sunday (December 12).
Joined onstage by Ellen DeGeneres, the “Glitter” girl got a pat on her burgeoning baby belly as she taped material for TNT’s Christmas in Washington 2010 special set to air on TNT December 17 at 8PM.
Meanwhile, Mariah fans can catch the singer/actress in action as she’s the featured guest on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” airing tonight (December 12) at 8PM ET.
Miss Carey joins show regulars Ty Pennington, Michael Moloney, John Littlefield and Tracy Hutson is lending a much-needed helping hand to a family in Pensacola, Florida.
Source: Celebrity Gossip
Joined onstage by Ellen DeGeneres, the “Glitter” girl got a pat on her burgeoning baby belly as she taped material for TNT’s Christmas in Washington 2010 special set to air on TNT December 17 at 8PM.
Meanwhile, Mariah fans can catch the singer/actress in action as she’s the featured guest on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” airing tonight (December 12) at 8PM ET.
Miss Carey joins show regulars Ty Pennington, Michael Moloney, John Littlefield and Tracy Hutson is lending a much-needed helping hand to a family in Pensacola, Florida.
Source: Celebrity Gossip
A capital Christmas celebration descends on Washington
It was Christmas caroling to the max as Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Annie Lennox got into the songs of the season on Sunday at a star-studded holiday concert at the National Building Museum.
Matthew Morrison, Miranda Cosgrove and Maxwell also were part of this year’s Christmas in Washington, an annual special which will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT Friday on TNT. Ellen DeGeneres hosted.
President Obama and Michelle Obama showed up, along with Sasha, Malia and Marian Robinson, the first lady’s mother.
A very pregnant-looking Carey, who was the first to perform, said in an interview before the show that the invitation was “an honor.” Last month saw the release of her Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You, and this “seemed like the perfect way to highlight this holiday season.” The mom-to-be, fittingly, belted out her new Christmas song One Child. Carey, dressed in a festive red sparkling dress with a large bow tied right above her burgeoning baby bump, sang against the backdrop of a group of singers made up of the Washington Youth Choir and the American Family Choir.
DeGeneres followed Carey’s number. The host began by welcoming “the president, Mrs. Obama, family, friends and security that patted me down too much.” She continued, “I think we all know why I am here — because Oprah is in Australia.”
Broadway veteran Morrison — also known as Mr. Schuester on Fox’s Glee— was happy to sing for the president, something he has done in Washington a couple of times before in the past two years. “When Obama calls, I’m there,” Morrison joked before the show. As for Glee, “I know Michelle definitely does (watch the show) … Obama said he watched two episodes. I don’t know if I believe him!”
Morrison sang a medley of I’ll Be Home for Christmasand the Hawaiian-themed Christmas song Mele Kalikimaka.
“We had a lot of Christmas carols going on in the house when I was growing up, so to come and actually sing them and indulge in the whole Christmas spirit is kind of exciting,” said Morrison, who in the fall recorded a holiday album with the Glee cast. After Morrison’s set, Lennox, who also just released a Christmas album, sang her original song Universal Child. “I’m really honored to sing it in front of the people here,” she said before the show.
DeGeneres kept the jokes rolling between performances, making sure to cater to the inside-the-Beltway crowd. “I have some bad news. … I’ve just been told that Santa’s naughty-and-nice list has shown up on WikiLeaks.”
The evening’s “special guest performer,” Italian tenor Bocelli, was up next with White Christmas.
Nickelodeon’s iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove, 17, picked up the evening’s pace with the pop hit Last Christmas. The day before was a busy one for the teen star: She preceded the concert’s rehearsals by taking the standardized ACT test at a local high school. “There were breaks, so I ended up hanging out with some of the other kids. … It was fun,” says Cosgrove, who “really wants to go to NYU and USC. … My ultimate dream is two years at each.”
Maxwell sang the heartwarming Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
For the concert’s finale, all of the stars and both choirs returned to the stage to sing a medley of revered classics includingJoy to the World, Away in a Manger, Angels From the Realms of Glory, O Holy Nightand O Come All Ye Faithful.
“What a wonderful show,” the president said in closing the special and reflecting on the reason behind the season. “It’s a message that guides my Christian faith. … We hold in our hearts those who have fallen on hard times this holiday season.” Obama wished the audience a happy holiday and, along with his family, joined everyone in a rendition of Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
The TNT telecast marks the network’s 12th presentation of Christmas in Washington, which is in its 29th year overall and benefits the Children’s National Medical Center.
Source: USA Today
Matthew Morrison, Miranda Cosgrove and Maxwell also were part of this year’s Christmas in Washington, an annual special which will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT Friday on TNT. Ellen DeGeneres hosted.
President Obama and Michelle Obama showed up, along with Sasha, Malia and Marian Robinson, the first lady’s mother.
A very pregnant-looking Carey, who was the first to perform, said in an interview before the show that the invitation was “an honor.” Last month saw the release of her Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You, and this “seemed like the perfect way to highlight this holiday season.” The mom-to-be, fittingly, belted out her new Christmas song One Child. Carey, dressed in a festive red sparkling dress with a large bow tied right above her burgeoning baby bump, sang against the backdrop of a group of singers made up of the Washington Youth Choir and the American Family Choir.
DeGeneres followed Carey’s number. The host began by welcoming “the president, Mrs. Obama, family, friends and security that patted me down too much.” She continued, “I think we all know why I am here — because Oprah is in Australia.”
Broadway veteran Morrison — also known as Mr. Schuester on Fox’s Glee— was happy to sing for the president, something he has done in Washington a couple of times before in the past two years. “When Obama calls, I’m there,” Morrison joked before the show. As for Glee, “I know Michelle definitely does (watch the show) … Obama said he watched two episodes. I don’t know if I believe him!”
Morrison sang a medley of I’ll Be Home for Christmasand the Hawaiian-themed Christmas song Mele Kalikimaka.
“We had a lot of Christmas carols going on in the house when I was growing up, so to come and actually sing them and indulge in the whole Christmas spirit is kind of exciting,” said Morrison, who in the fall recorded a holiday album with the Glee cast. After Morrison’s set, Lennox, who also just released a Christmas album, sang her original song Universal Child. “I’m really honored to sing it in front of the people here,” she said before the show.
DeGeneres kept the jokes rolling between performances, making sure to cater to the inside-the-Beltway crowd. “I have some bad news. … I’ve just been told that Santa’s naughty-and-nice list has shown up on WikiLeaks.”
The evening’s “special guest performer,” Italian tenor Bocelli, was up next with White Christmas.
Nickelodeon’s iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove, 17, picked up the evening’s pace with the pop hit Last Christmas. The day before was a busy one for the teen star: She preceded the concert’s rehearsals by taking the standardized ACT test at a local high school. “There were breaks, so I ended up hanging out with some of the other kids. … It was fun,” says Cosgrove, who “really wants to go to NYU and USC. … My ultimate dream is two years at each.”
Maxwell sang the heartwarming Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
For the concert’s finale, all of the stars and both choirs returned to the stage to sing a medley of revered classics includingJoy to the World, Away in a Manger, Angels From the Realms of Glory, O Holy Nightand O Come All Ye Faithful.
“What a wonderful show,” the president said in closing the special and reflecting on the reason behind the season. “It’s a message that guides my Christian faith. … We hold in our hearts those who have fallen on hard times this holiday season.” Obama wished the audience a happy holiday and, along with his family, joined everyone in a rendition of Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
The TNT telecast marks the network’s 12th presentation of Christmas in Washington, which is in its 29th year overall and benefits the Children’s National Medical Center.
Source: USA Today
Amazon MP3 Exclusive: Get Merry Christmas II You For only $3.99!
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Download Merry Christmas II You (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version + Digital Booklet) for the special holiday price of on $ 3.99! This exclusive offer is for TODAY ONLY so download your copy now!
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Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You TV Special
Monday at 9/8c on ABCMARIAH CAREY COMES TO ABC WITH HER VERY OWN HOLIDAY TELEVISION SPECIAL, “MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU,” MONDAY, DECEMBER 13.
From the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, ABC Television Network presents international superstar Mariah Carey in the music special, “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You,” MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET). The special will feature Mariah performing songs from her new holiday album, Merry Christmas II You, available Tuesday, November 2nd on the Island Def Jam Music Group.
Joel Gallen will direct the special and serve as executive producer alongside Carey.
Carey’s new holiday CD, Merry Christmas II You, is her 13th studio album and features a selection of traditional yuletide classics + 4 original songs composed by her (including first single “Oh Santa!”) and a brand new recording of her all-time standard, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Merry Christmas II You follows up her worldwide multi-million-selling Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (released September 2009), her multi-platinum E=MC_ (2008), and worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). The Emancipation of Mimi generated three Grammy Awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. Soundscan’s biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi, featured “We Belong Together” (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and “Don’t Forget About Us,” Carey’s 16th and 17th #1 career singles, respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley’s 17 #1’s.
Three years later, Carey surpassed Elvis when “Touch My Body” (from E=MC_) became her 18th #1 Hot 100 hit. “Touch My Body” spent two weeks at the top, Carey’s 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis’ long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated by Billboard. Carey is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 #1 hits. The success of E=MC_ brought total sales of Carey’s albums, singles and videos to more than 200 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
Viewers are in for a special treat as Carey sings unforgettable renditions of yuletide classics and original tunes, including her new holiday hit, “Oh, Santa!” In the spirit of giving, the program will also feature Carey surprising some very special fans and helping to make their wishes come true.
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2. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Rosario Traditional Mixshow) 6:11
3. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Rosario Traditional Radio Edit) 4:13
4. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Ralphi's Alternative Club Mix) 6:07
5. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Ralphi's Alternative Mixshow Edit) 5:21
6. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix) 6:44
7. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Radio) 3:14
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2. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Rosario Traditional Mixshow) 6:11
3. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Rosario Traditional Radio Edit) 4:13
4. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Ralphi's Alternative Club Mix) 6:07
5. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Ralphi's Alternative Mixshow Edit) 5:21
6. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix) 6:44
7. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Radio) 3:14
8. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Dub) 7:38
9. Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem) (Johnny Vicious Warehouse (No Vocal Intro) Mix) 5:40
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New Mariah Holiday Remix
A very special gift is coming our way! Mariah revealed today that the Jump Smokers are working on a new remix, combining two of Mariah's Christmas smashes: "Oh Santa, All I Want For Christmas Is You"!
This special remix which features new vocals by Mariah is already in the works and is scheduled to come out before Christmas!
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This special remix which features new vocals by Mariah is already in the works and is scheduled to come out before Christmas!
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New Mariah Christmas Tree Ornament Available Now!
To celebrate the holiday season, we are pleased to announce the new "Oh Santa!" holiday ornament, available exclusively through the Mariah Carey Fan Club Store. Inspired by Mariah's latest hit single, this festive red glass ornament features "Oh Santa!" and "MARIAH CAREY" logos, surrounded by snowflakes.It's the perfect addition to your tree trimming, and an ideal gift for the Mariah fans on your list. Get yours today!
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Mariah’s Merry Christmas II You on Billboard Update
Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas II You rockets fourteen places to No.12 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums Chart. The good news is that sales recovered 56% to 64,676 units (new sales peak), bringing total sales to 230,035 units.
Source: Billboard
Source: Billboard
Mariah Carey's 'Oh Santa!' Tops Adult Contemporary
Mariah Carey's new holiday track "Oh Santa!" dashes all the way from No. 12 to No. 1 in just its second week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, to be refreshed on Billboard.com Thursday (Dec. 9).
The coronation is the quickest by any title since the survey adopted Nielsen BDS-monitored radio airplay data in 1993. In that span, eight previous songs soared to the summit in as little as three chart weeks. (Seven of those songs were holiday-themed, as a majority of adult contemporary stations segue to yuletide fare each holiday season).
"Oh Santa!" is the lead single from Carey's second holiday album, "Merry Christmas II You," which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 dated Nov. 20 and has sold 165,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Carey's prequel holiday set, 1994's "Merry Christmas," has totaled U.S. sales of 5.1 million. That collection's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" peaked at No. 6 on the Jan. 7, 1995, Adult Contemporary chart and has sold 1.6 million downloads. The cut additionally crowns Billboard's tally of the 100 top-selling and most-played holiday songs last year.
"Oh Santa!" had previously topped Billboard's Holiday Digital Songs list, where it debuted at No. 1 the week of Oct. 30.
The new carol is Carey's seventh Adult Contemporary chart-topper and first in more than 14 years. She reigned with her debut single "Vision of Love" and follow-up "Love Takes Time" in 1990 and again ruled with "I Don't Wanna Cry" (1991), "Can't Let Go," "I'll Be There" (1992) and "One Sweet Day," with Boyz II Men (1995-96).
Carey ends the longest gap between Adult Contemporary No. 1s since the Eagles waited 20 years between the commands of "Best of My Love" (Dec. 14, 1974) and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Dec. 17, 1994).
Source: Billboard
The coronation is the quickest by any title since the survey adopted Nielsen BDS-monitored radio airplay data in 1993. In that span, eight previous songs soared to the summit in as little as three chart weeks. (Seven of those songs were holiday-themed, as a majority of adult contemporary stations segue to yuletide fare each holiday season).
"Oh Santa!" is the lead single from Carey's second holiday album, "Merry Christmas II You," which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 dated Nov. 20 and has sold 165,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Carey's prequel holiday set, 1994's "Merry Christmas," has totaled U.S. sales of 5.1 million. That collection's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" peaked at No. 6 on the Jan. 7, 1995, Adult Contemporary chart and has sold 1.6 million downloads. The cut additionally crowns Billboard's tally of the 100 top-selling and most-played holiday songs last year.
"Oh Santa!" had previously topped Billboard's Holiday Digital Songs list, where it debuted at No. 1 the week of Oct. 30.
The new carol is Carey's seventh Adult Contemporary chart-topper and first in more than 14 years. She reigned with her debut single "Vision of Love" and follow-up "Love Takes Time" in 1990 and again ruled with "I Don't Wanna Cry" (1991), "Can't Let Go," "I'll Be There" (1992) and "One Sweet Day," with Boyz II Men (1995-96).
Carey ends the longest gap between Adult Contemporary No. 1s since the Eagles waited 20 years between the commands of "Best of My Love" (Dec. 14, 1974) and "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Dec. 17, 1994).
Source: Billboard
"When Christmas Comes" Video Contest
Create your own video to Mariah's new song "When Christmas Comes" for a chance to win some very festive prizes including the opportunity to have your video footage included in Mariah's upcoming Official Video for "When Christmas Comes."
This is your opportunity to express yourself in your own unique way. Your videos can be as simple as holiday snap shots, animation, home holiday footage, anything that best represents you during the holiday season set to the music of Mariah's new song "When Christmas Comes" featured on her new holiday album Merry Christmas II You.
Post your "When Christmas Comes" video as a response to B. Scott's video on Youtube, then tweet "Please watch my #WCC video! I hope I win!" and include link to view your video to @MariahCarey.Good luck!
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This is your opportunity to express yourself in your own unique way. Your videos can be as simple as holiday snap shots, animation, home holiday footage, anything that best represents you during the holiday season set to the music of Mariah's new song "When Christmas Comes" featured on her new holiday album Merry Christmas II You.
Post your "When Christmas Comes" video as a response to B. Scott's video on Youtube, then tweet "Please watch my #WCC video! I hope I win!" and include link to view your video to @MariahCarey.Good luck!
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Mariah Carey: Disney Christmas Parade Performer!
Mariah Carey covers up her baby bump in a festive red dress while taping the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade TV special on Friday (December 3) at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The 40-year-old singer, who’s expecting her first child with hubby Nick Cannon, performed “Oh Santa” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Ryan Seacrest hosted the show in Florida while Nick hosted the festivities at the Disneyland Resort in California.
The 2010 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade airs on December 25 on ABC!
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The 40-year-old singer, who’s expecting her first child with hubby Nick Cannon, performed “Oh Santa” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Ryan Seacrest hosted the show in Florida while Nick hosted the festivities at the Disneyland Resort in California.
The 2010 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade airs on December 25 on ABC!
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Mariah Headlines "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade"
STAR-STUDDED ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP AND MAGICAL PARADE FLOATSMAKE THE SEASON BRIGHT DURING THE 27TH ANNUAL
'DISNEY PARKS CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE' TELECAST ON ABC-TV
Disney Parks has pulled out all the (silver) bells and whistles for the 2010 "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" TV special - including performances from five-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Mariah Carey, country music chart-topper Darius Rucker, singer/actress Amber Riley, Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez and Debby Ryan, young soprano sensation Jackie Evancho, "American Idol" Lee DeWyze, swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, professional dancers from ABC-TV's "Dancing with the Stars" and R&B sensation Sean Kingston.
The 27th Annual "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" airs Christmas Day on ABC-TV. The show is scheduled to air at the following times:
• Eastern Time Zone: Noon - 2 p.m.
• Central Time Zone: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Mountain Time Zone: 10 a.m. - noon.
• Pacific Time Zone: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Los Angeles: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Chart-topping celebrities ring in the magical holiday spirit from start to finish, the 2010 "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" is packed with festive musical performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California.
Global pop superstar Mariah Carey gives fans a tuneful taste of her brand-new holiday album, "Merry Christmas II You," with a new song, "Oh Santa" and her perennial holiday smash, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Ryan Seacrest leads the fun as the show's host at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and Nick Cannon hosts from Disneyland Resort in California. Maria Menounos serves as a special co-host at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and Samantha Brown checks in as the show's travel correspondent.
Fans are invited to join the parade mobile text alert program to get fun information about the parade as well as submit holiday greetings, which may appear on the "Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade" broadcast! To sign up, send an SMS message with PARADE to 37275 (DPARK). Msg. & data rates may apply.
The parade magic continues on Radio Disney. Radio Disney will air a one-hour special on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 (9 a.m., ET/6 a.m., PT and 3 p.m., ET/Noon, PT) hosted by on-air personalities Ernie D and Jake Whetter. The "2010 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Special on Radio Disney" will feature behind-the-scenes interviews and sneak previews of performances by stars of the parade including Mariah Carey, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston, and Debby Ryan.
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EXCLUSIVE: Mariah Carey Peddles Her Lifestyle Line Live on HSN
When Mariah Carey first announced that she would be fusing her love of beauty, bling, and stilettos for a lifestyle collection for shopping network HSN, we couldn’t wait to see what the stylish songstress would come up with. But on Cyber Monday, all anticipation was finally put to rest with the launch of her line on live television. “Jewelry, footwear, and my fragrances are part of my everyday life so I loved being involved in the entire creative process designing my HSN lifestyle line,” the diva told PEOPLE exclusively of the new collection of shoes–including the $129.90 Mariah Carey Suede Bootie (pictured above), which sold out in just 6 minutes–jewelry, music and fragrance, which she presented on HSN throughout much of the day. Featuring signature pieces that the pop singer is rarely seen without, Mariah wore several of the items from her collection on the broadcast, including a pave crystal butterfly necklace ($149.95). This collection couldn’t be any more Mariah! To stock up for yourself or the fashionista on your list, visit hsn.com.Source:People.com
Here Comes "Oh Santa!"
HERE COMES ‘SANTA’: Mariah Carey logs the highest debut among her 29 career Adult Contemporary chart entries, as “Oh Santa!” dashes in at No. 12.
The start is the chart’s highest since deSoL bowed at No. 6 with “Little Drummer Boy” the week of Dec. 17, 2005.
Carey’s previous loftiest start belonged to “Dreamlover,” which began at No. 17 in 1993.
“Oh Santa!,” which introduces Carey’s second holiday album, “Merry Christmas II You,” has already topped Billboard’s Holiday Digital Songs chart.
THE MORE, THE MERRIER: Five additional seasonal songs enter Adult Contemporary: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” by Katharine McPhee featuring Chris Botti (No. 23); “Shake Up Christmas,” by Train (No. 24); “Do You Hear What I Hear,” by Susan Boyle featuring Amber Stassi (No. 25); “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” by Wilson Phillips (No. 27); and, “Christmas Tonight,” by Dave Barnes and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott (No. 29).
Wilson Phillips had last charted on Adult Contemporary in 2004 when its remake of Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way” reached No. 13
Source: Billboard
The start is the chart’s highest since deSoL bowed at No. 6 with “Little Drummer Boy” the week of Dec. 17, 2005.
Carey’s previous loftiest start belonged to “Dreamlover,” which began at No. 17 in 1993.
“Oh Santa!,” which introduces Carey’s second holiday album, “Merry Christmas II You,” has already topped Billboard’s Holiday Digital Songs chart.
THE MORE, THE MERRIER: Five additional seasonal songs enter Adult Contemporary: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” by Katharine McPhee featuring Chris Botti (No. 23); “Shake Up Christmas,” by Train (No. 24); “Do You Hear What I Hear,” by Susan Boyle featuring Amber Stassi (No. 25); “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” by Wilson Phillips (No. 27); and, “Christmas Tonight,” by Dave Barnes and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott (No. 29).
Wilson Phillips had last charted on Adult Contemporary in 2004 when its remake of Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way” reached No. 13
Source: Billboard
Watch Mariah Perform On NBC's Christmas In Rockefeller Center Special
NBC will celebrate the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree once again with a live broadcast from Rockefeller Center in New York City TONIGHT, November 30 at 8:00p.m. ET/PT. The star-studded Christmas in Rockefeller Center holiday special features a very special performance by Mariah of her #1 holiday single Oh Santa!
The 78th annual holiday extravaganza co-hosted by NBC's Natalie Morales & Al Roker will feature a tree that is 74 feet high, 40 feet in diameter and weighs a whopping 12 tons.
Christmas In Rockefeller Center airs tonight at 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC
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The 78th annual holiday extravaganza co-hosted by NBC's Natalie Morales & Al Roker will feature a tree that is 74 feet high, 40 feet in diameter and weighs a whopping 12 tons.
Christmas In Rockefeller Center airs tonight at 8:00pm ET/PT on NBC
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Mariah Talks Baby, Cravings and Holiday Plans
Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are expecting their first child, and the singer opened up to "Extra's" AJ Calloway about her pregnancy and how it's affecting her holiday travels.
The rumor mill is buzzing that Mariah is pregnant with twins, but she's mum about her growing baby bump and the gender of her child (or children). "I'm not telling anyone," she said.
The singer did talk about her changing body and food cravings. "My fingers obviously swelled a little bit. I can't even get this ring off if I tried. My taste bud situation is unparalleled... I don't know what it is, but I'm just about fruit for some reason. It has to be really good for me to like it."
With Christmas quickly approaching, Carey said that she and Nick usually go to Aspen, but are unable to this year.
"I can't go there this year because of the altitude," she explained. "We're figuring it out. Looking at different options."
The couple enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving holiday. "I didn't feel like doing much of anything," said Mariah. "I did cook... what I cooked was the best thing of the holiday. I'm sorry but it was. I cooked mashed potatoes and corn."
Source: Extra
The rumor mill is buzzing that Mariah is pregnant with twins, but she's mum about her growing baby bump and the gender of her child (or children). "I'm not telling anyone," she said.
The singer did talk about her changing body and food cravings. "My fingers obviously swelled a little bit. I can't even get this ring off if I tried. My taste bud situation is unparalleled... I don't know what it is, but I'm just about fruit for some reason. It has to be really good for me to like it."
With Christmas quickly approaching, Carey said that she and Nick usually go to Aspen, but are unable to this year.
"I can't go there this year because of the altitude," she explained. "We're figuring it out. Looking at different options."
The couple enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving holiday. "I didn't feel like doing much of anything," said Mariah. "I did cook... what I cooked was the best thing of the holiday. I'm sorry but it was. I cooked mashed potatoes and corn."
Source: Extra
Mariah Carey celebrates 'Christmas in Rockefeller Center'
However many celebrities have a good holiday season, Mariah Carey appears destined for one of her best.
Not only are she and husband Nick Cannon ("America's Got Talent") celebrating their status as parents-to-be, but she's making the rounds to promote her second CD of seasonal tunes, "Merry Christmas II You." One of her stops -- a most appropriate one -- is NBC's 13th annual edition of "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Tuesday, Nov. 30.
"I've never done this before, so I'm really looking forward to it," the friendly Carey says. "When I had my first Christmas record a while ago, I would have thought somebody would have tried to make that merger, but this is going to be fun for me. I do love all those kinds of very Christmas-y events … and hopefully, it won't be too cold."
The lighting of the Christmas tree in New York's Rockefeller Center is a traditional highlight of the NBC special, which Al Roker and Natalie Morales of "Today" will host. Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Jessica Simpson, Annie Lennox, Kylie Minogue, Internet sensations Susan Boyle and Charice, Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins, and young soprano Jackie Evancho (who competed on "America's Got Talent") also are on the musical bill.
Carey certainly has enough Christmas songs from which to choose for the show. "Merry Christmas II You" includes an "Extra Festive" version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You," her holiday standard that she also co-wrote. Also on the CD are "Here Comes Santa Claus," "The First Noel," a medley of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "The Little Drummer Boy," and several more songs Carey co-authored.
One of those -- "Oh Santa!" -- is what Carey expects to perform on "Christmas in Rockefeller Center." It's also slated to be the theme song of the new ABC Family movie "Christmas Cupid" Dec. 12.
Carey says the Rockefeller Center show's producers want the tune, "and it's already been No. 1 on the (Billboard magazine) holiday chart, which is amazing. It's pretty festive, but it depends. If they decide they want something slow, I'll do something slow."
The No. 2 slot on that Billboard chart also went to Carey, for "All I Want for Christmas Is You," as "Merry Christmas II You" was being released at the start of this month.
Included as well on the CD is "O Holy Night," which Carey recorded live with a choir in the South Central district of Los Angeles. "I actually did it a while ago," she says, "and I held onto it. I kept the idea of another Christmas album afloat by doing new stuff every year, and that song was done at a time when I was sort of in between labels. I decided I would do something different, so I did that version with a video and everything."
One of the producers of "Merry Christmas II You" is Randy Jackson, the one judge who's lasting into the new season of "American Idol" that begins in January on Fox. Carey maintains that he "absolutely" is still the Randy Jackson she always has known, even when he was more of a presence in recording studios than on television screens.
"That's one of the things that I think is so special about him as a person," Carey confirms of Jackson, who also has served as musical director for several of her concert tours. "He is exactly the same guy. People wouldn't believe it. I can't even believe it sometimes."
Expect Carey to make many more television appearances in the weeks before Christmas, a main one being her own ABC special Dec. 13. That hour will merge performance sequences, taped at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre, with segments in which Carey will surprise several of her fans by making their holiday wishes come true … literally.
"I've spoken with my mother about coming in and doing our version of 'O Come All Ye Faithful,' " Carey reveals of the ABC show. "We have never performed it live together, so I'm really excited about it. That'll be a nice moment."
Carey also believes there are many such moments on "Merry Christmas II You," which is why she's pleased to embark on a heavy media schedule for it, even while well along in her pregnancy.
"I just feel I'm in a different place in terms of being comfortable with my creative freedom," she says. "I love a lot of stuff from the first (Christmas) album, but every year, I will want to skip certain songs. I won't be happy unless I fast-forward through them, so I figured that if I did a new album that I felt good with all the way down, I could make my own playlist. This is like the sequel to a first movie."
And in Carey's view, there's no better time than Christmas for such a sequel: "No matter what else is happening in my life, everything else stops at that time, and it's time to do something really fun. However the rest of the year has been, I never let the holidays go by with me in a bleak, glum mood. I just won't do it."
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Not only are she and husband Nick Cannon ("America's Got Talent") celebrating their status as parents-to-be, but she's making the rounds to promote her second CD of seasonal tunes, "Merry Christmas II You." One of her stops -- a most appropriate one -- is NBC's 13th annual edition of "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Tuesday, Nov. 30.
"I've never done this before, so I'm really looking forward to it," the friendly Carey says. "When I had my first Christmas record a while ago, I would have thought somebody would have tried to make that merger, but this is going to be fun for me. I do love all those kinds of very Christmas-y events … and hopefully, it won't be too cold."
The lighting of the Christmas tree in New York's Rockefeller Center is a traditional highlight of the NBC special, which Al Roker and Natalie Morales of "Today" will host. Sheryl Crow, Josh Groban, Jessica Simpson, Annie Lennox, Kylie Minogue, Internet sensations Susan Boyle and Charice, Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins, and young soprano Jackie Evancho (who competed on "America's Got Talent") also are on the musical bill.
Carey certainly has enough Christmas songs from which to choose for the show. "Merry Christmas II You" includes an "Extra Festive" version of "All I Want for Christmas Is You," her holiday standard that she also co-wrote. Also on the CD are "Here Comes Santa Claus," "The First Noel," a medley of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "The Little Drummer Boy," and several more songs Carey co-authored.
One of those -- "Oh Santa!" -- is what Carey expects to perform on "Christmas in Rockefeller Center." It's also slated to be the theme song of the new ABC Family movie "Christmas Cupid" Dec. 12.
Carey says the Rockefeller Center show's producers want the tune, "and it's already been No. 1 on the (Billboard magazine) holiday chart, which is amazing. It's pretty festive, but it depends. If they decide they want something slow, I'll do something slow."
The No. 2 slot on that Billboard chart also went to Carey, for "All I Want for Christmas Is You," as "Merry Christmas II You" was being released at the start of this month.
Included as well on the CD is "O Holy Night," which Carey recorded live with a choir in the South Central district of Los Angeles. "I actually did it a while ago," she says, "and I held onto it. I kept the idea of another Christmas album afloat by doing new stuff every year, and that song was done at a time when I was sort of in between labels. I decided I would do something different, so I did that version with a video and everything."
One of the producers of "Merry Christmas II You" is Randy Jackson, the one judge who's lasting into the new season of "American Idol" that begins in January on Fox. Carey maintains that he "absolutely" is still the Randy Jackson she always has known, even when he was more of a presence in recording studios than on television screens.
"That's one of the things that I think is so special about him as a person," Carey confirms of Jackson, who also has served as musical director for several of her concert tours. "He is exactly the same guy. People wouldn't believe it. I can't even believe it sometimes."
Expect Carey to make many more television appearances in the weeks before Christmas, a main one being her own ABC special Dec. 13. That hour will merge performance sequences, taped at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre, with segments in which Carey will surprise several of her fans by making their holiday wishes come true … literally.
"I've spoken with my mother about coming in and doing our version of 'O Come All Ye Faithful,' " Carey reveals of the ABC show. "We have never performed it live together, so I'm really excited about it. That'll be a nice moment."
Carey also believes there are many such moments on "Merry Christmas II You," which is why she's pleased to embark on a heavy media schedule for it, even while well along in her pregnancy.
"I just feel I'm in a different place in terms of being comfortable with my creative freedom," she says. "I love a lot of stuff from the first (Christmas) album, but every year, I will want to skip certain songs. I won't be happy unless I fast-forward through them, so I figured that if I did a new album that I felt good with all the way down, I could make my own playlist. This is like the sequel to a first movie."
And in Carey's view, there's no better time than Christmas for such a sequel: "No matter what else is happening in my life, everything else stops at that time, and it's time to do something really fun. However the rest of the year has been, I never let the holidays go by with me in a bleak, glum mood. I just won't do it."
Source: Zap2it
Mariah Carey Line Hits HSN
NEW YORK — “I spend more time in high heels than anyone I know.”It’s no secret that Mariah Carey has a serious obsession with shoes, and today she will debut her own collection exclusively for HSN.
“It’s another creative outlet for me, something that I love,” Carey told Footwear News. “[The consumers] will really like the shoes. Even though we were thinking about comfort, they are still sexy and stylish.”
The brand’s Cyber Monday launch will feature six footwear styles, in addition to jewelry and fragrance. The line, priced between $70 and $200, includes suede boots trimmed with faux fur, quilted boots adorned with chains, a leather pump sneaker and a platform sandal with rhinestones.
Carey said she has had a vision for her own collection for years and drew inspiration from her favorite designer names, including Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik, as well as her own style.
And being in the spotlight — she often acts as her own stylist for red-carpet events — has helped her learn a thing or two about design.
“Not everybody thinks of comfort and fit, but these are things I had to learn about in the business and entertainment world,” said Carey, who created the shoes in two different widths for both slim and wide feet.
On choosing HSN, the star said she was impressed by CEO Mindy Grossman’s strategy for the network and her collection. “She really gets it — she’s smart and savvy,” Carey said, adding that the two first met at her Los Angeles home, where Grossman also got a peek into the star’s shoe closet, which includes Christian Louboutin, YSL and Chanel.
Amy Shea, EVP of consulting firm Brand Keys Inc., agreed that HSN was a smart choice as a launch partner because Carey has made a name for herself as being a regular girl.
“She’s kind of the Cinderella story,” Shea said. “It makes sense to [sell] at a place where anybody can get [the product] and at a price point that a lot of people can access.”
For her part, Grossman said she has high expectations for the line. “Mariah clearly has a great relationship with her fan base and is known and loved by many people,” she said. “But at the end of the day, it’s product we have to get in the hands of our customer, and we think the [footwear] is terrific.”
The HSN design team worked closely with Carey to ensure the line represented her point of view, Grossman said. Starting at the sketch level, the singer had the chance to look at the samples throughout the nine-month process.
Carey is the latest celebrity to join the HSN lineup. The company has partnered with everyone from Molly Sims and Iman to Serena Williams and Wolfgang Puck, but the process is still selective.
“We get calls all day long, but it really has to feel authentic and the person has to be passionately attached to their product,” Grossman said. “[Mariah] is very lovable and we thought our consumers would love her [work].”
Source:Women's Wear Daily
Little Miss Christmas
Famous for her Grammy Award-winning multi-octave vocal range and gargantuan entourage, Mariah Carey is Queen of pop royalty. In our exclusive interview she reveals why this Christmas will be so very special...Mariah Carey is talking Christmas. "It's my favourite season!" she beams happily, flashing her radiant smile around the lobby of a stunning hotel deep in the fashionable SoHo district of New York. "Seriously, you're talking to Little Miss Christmas here. What I love to do is to bring everyone - friends, family, extended family, everyone - to my house in Aspen, where we hire Santa Claus to come round with real reindeer that look like they're going to fly off into the snow at any moment. It's totally over the top and beyond festive, and I just love it. When I was a kid, I'd spend the whole of winter thinking 'I really hope it snows,' because without snow, Christmas just doesn't feel right to me."
Not so surprising then that Mariah has taken inspiration for her brand new album of festive songs, Merry Christmas II You, from classics such as White Christmas. Yet her genuine enthusiasm is infectious, her eyes lighting up as she talks about how and why she's put this special album together. "After the success of All I Want For Christmas Is You back in 1994, I wanted to give this new album a timeless quality. To give it a retro feel with a modern twist. I've included traditional Christmas songs like The First Noel and O Come All Ye Faithful, but written new songs too. Oh Santa has a very 60s retro vibe going on, while Christmas Time Is In the Air has a cosy 50s feel."
The image Mariah paints is one of warmth, happiness and families. It's true to say that the 40-year-old singer, songwriter and record producer now has children firmly on her mind after the rumours were finally confirmed that she and her husband of two years - actor, multi-millionaire TV host and CEO of Teen Nickelodeon network, Nick Cannon - are expecting their first child. Both were said to be "emotional" at the announcement, but refused to be drawn on the due date, "I'm superstitious," declared Mariah, after revealing she had suffered an earlier miscarriage. Nick has said he thinks Mariah will take to motherhood like a duck to water. "She's very nurturing," he told an American magazine recently. "She's nurturing with me and makes me breakfast at any time - that's my favourite meal. It will be, like, three o'clock in the morning and she'll make me some waffles. She'll be the best Mom."
Hold on a minute - is this Mariah Carey he's talking about? The same legendary diva who famously barely sets foot outside the house without her team of bodyguards, stylists, and publicists; who is rumoured to travel with pairs of shoes into triple digits, all with sky-high heels; who allegedly once arrived 90 minutes late to an awards show because she had, um, broken a fingernail?
"Ohhhh," she laughs, and shakes her head, sending her famous mane of butterscotch coloured hair flying around her caramel toned face. "I don't even know what a diva means these days - it seems everybody's a diva! You can be a diva of anything - even cupcakes! Hey, maybe that's what I am - the Diva of Cupcakes!"
Do not for one second be fooled by the exterior of Mariah - the jokes, extravagant behaviour, impeccable make-up, the glamorous clothes and jewellery. Beneath all the fluff lies a steely - and highly intelligent - businesswoman. She is one of the world's best-selling musicians - of either sex - with sales of more than 200 million albums, CDs and videos. She has had more number one hits in America than any single artiste, living or dead. She keeps a beady eye on the financial side of things too - she was one of the first to use Twitter and Facebook for publicity purposes, and about a year ago she more or less reinvented the business face of modern music single-handedly by cutting deals with food and drink companies and retail shops. She is famous all over the world and is worth, probably, millions. How does she do it all?
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Get ready for a very Carey Christmas
WHATEVER you do, don't mention the baby. Indeed, Mariah Carey might have tried to deny it for months, but there's an undeniable baby bump in the room.
When I meet the singer in New York, Carey is a few days away from publicly announcing news of her impending parenthood the baby is due in the northern spring but it's obvious to all and sundry that, well, she's eating for two.
She said later she had conceived naturally and she and her husband were yet to find out the sex of the baby.
From her mother ("the greatest influence on my life") to Nick Cannon, her husband of 2 1/2 years ("he's given me the confidence to stop worrying, to stop being cautious"), Carey declares that she's "the happiest I've ever been".
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It wasn't always so. Over the years, the 40-year-old pop superstar has been branded everything from difficult to downright odd, an unapologetic diva, who still has no qualms admitting, "I do what I want".
There has been amazing success (200 million albums sold, second only to the Beatles for US number ones) and a few disappointments (Glitter) along the way, but she remains one of the biggest pop stars in the world she redeemed herself post-Glitter with 2005's The Emancipation of Mimi a bona fide superstar with a five-octave vocal range the world still seems intrigued by.
Carey will tell you she's not a diva, but occasionally her actions suggest otherwise. (For this interview I was kept waiting in a hotel lobby for close to five hours.
She finally decided to talk at midnight.)
"Look, I'm very regimented and I work let's not get it twisted," she says forcefully when questioned on her reputation.
"I really do go to work and I understand the value of money and I've kind of come full circle in terms of that whole thing.
"People don't think that what I do is work but it is.
"I mean, I'm here talking to you at midnight."
Indeed, the reason she's talking is to promote her latest album Merry Xmas II You, a collection of Christmas favourites mixed with a handful of new tracks.
This is Carey's second crack at a Christmas album.
The first, released in 1994, and featuring All I Want For Christmas Is You, proved one of the singer's biggest successes.
"I had one of the greatest musical experiences of my career doing this," she says.
"You get to tap into all of those emotions and feelings that you may not necessarily tap into on a regular release."
True, there's no denying Carey has Yuletide joy down pat. (The night before, assorted minor celebrities Oprah's BFF Gayle King held court had gathered in a swanky space overlooking Central Park to listen to the album while a slideshow played on repeat.
Think Mariah and Nick in Santa outfits, Mariah and puppies wearing Christmas collars, Mariah and friends snow sledding.
"I love Christmas, it's my favourite holiday," says Carey.
"I'm very festive, I plan Christmas really far in advance and I get to be around all of my family, which is pretty rare."
Indeed, for the album, she roped in her mother, Patricia, an opera singer, to join her on a spine-tingling rendition of Oh Come All Ye Faithful.
Carey says singing with her mother is one of her proudest moments: "I think it's nice because everybody gets to hear her," says Carey.
"She's properly trained, she knows how to protect the voice, how to breathe.
"I take liberties, I go with the flow, I don't like being restricted or regimented."
But this flexibility has meant Carey is comfortable singing with everyone from Jay-Z to Luciano Pavarotti to Olivia Newton John ("a highlight").
Even as a child she knew that she would be a singer.
"There was never a moment," she says, "when I didn't think it would happen."
"I think it's about loving music and about the choices you make -- good or bad.
"Even if it's an acting project, you make your choice, it may be a mistake, but you live with it and you deal with it."
"It's all about exploring and I put everything of myself into everything that I do because my work is what's going to be here long after I'm gone."
Mariah Carey's Merry Xmas II You is out now.
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When I meet the singer in New York, Carey is a few days away from publicly announcing news of her impending parenthood the baby is due in the northern spring but it's obvious to all and sundry that, well, she's eating for two.
She said later she had conceived naturally and she and her husband were yet to find out the sex of the baby.
From her mother ("the greatest influence on my life") to Nick Cannon, her husband of 2 1/2 years ("he's given me the confidence to stop worrying, to stop being cautious"), Carey declares that she's "the happiest I've ever been".
Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.
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It wasn't always so. Over the years, the 40-year-old pop superstar has been branded everything from difficult to downright odd, an unapologetic diva, who still has no qualms admitting, "I do what I want".
There has been amazing success (200 million albums sold, second only to the Beatles for US number ones) and a few disappointments (Glitter) along the way, but she remains one of the biggest pop stars in the world she redeemed herself post-Glitter with 2005's The Emancipation of Mimi a bona fide superstar with a five-octave vocal range the world still seems intrigued by.
Carey will tell you she's not a diva, but occasionally her actions suggest otherwise. (For this interview I was kept waiting in a hotel lobby for close to five hours.
She finally decided to talk at midnight.)
"Look, I'm very regimented and I work let's not get it twisted," she says forcefully when questioned on her reputation.
"I really do go to work and I understand the value of money and I've kind of come full circle in terms of that whole thing.
"People don't think that what I do is work but it is.
"I mean, I'm here talking to you at midnight."
Indeed, the reason she's talking is to promote her latest album Merry Xmas II You, a collection of Christmas favourites mixed with a handful of new tracks.
This is Carey's second crack at a Christmas album.
The first, released in 1994, and featuring All I Want For Christmas Is You, proved one of the singer's biggest successes.
"I had one of the greatest musical experiences of my career doing this," she says.
"You get to tap into all of those emotions and feelings that you may not necessarily tap into on a regular release."
True, there's no denying Carey has Yuletide joy down pat. (The night before, assorted minor celebrities Oprah's BFF Gayle King held court had gathered in a swanky space overlooking Central Park to listen to the album while a slideshow played on repeat.
Think Mariah and Nick in Santa outfits, Mariah and puppies wearing Christmas collars, Mariah and friends snow sledding.
"I love Christmas, it's my favourite holiday," says Carey.
"I'm very festive, I plan Christmas really far in advance and I get to be around all of my family, which is pretty rare."
Indeed, for the album, she roped in her mother, Patricia, an opera singer, to join her on a spine-tingling rendition of Oh Come All Ye Faithful.
Carey says singing with her mother is one of her proudest moments: "I think it's nice because everybody gets to hear her," says Carey.
"She's properly trained, she knows how to protect the voice, how to breathe.
"I take liberties, I go with the flow, I don't like being restricted or regimented."
But this flexibility has meant Carey is comfortable singing with everyone from Jay-Z to Luciano Pavarotti to Olivia Newton John ("a highlight").
Even as a child she knew that she would be a singer.
"There was never a moment," she says, "when I didn't think it would happen."
"I think it's about loving music and about the choices you make -- good or bad.
"Even if it's an acting project, you make your choice, it may be a mistake, but you live with it and you deal with it."
"It's all about exploring and I put everything of myself into everything that I do because my work is what's going to be here long after I'm gone."
Mariah Carey's Merry Xmas II You is out now.
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Mariah Carey Spends Christmas with Her Mom
Mariah Carey has a special guest by her side for her upcoming ABC special, Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You: her mother, Patricia.Wearing an elegant black dress, the singer will belt out Christmas songs from her new album, Merry Christmas II You, for the show, which is set to air Dec. 13 (9 p.m. ET). It was taped at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theater.
Carey, 41, will also have something to look forward to after the holiday season: The singer is expecting her first child with hubby Nick Cannon.
Source:people
Is Mariah Carey Expecting Twins?
Mariah Carey may have a double dose of baby joy when she gives birth! The mom-to-be, who is expecting with husband Nick Cannon, may have let it slip that she’s having more than just one child.
While promoting Merry Christmas II You, Mariah said she sings songs from her new album to her baby bump. In an interview with Radio Disney’s Ernie D. set to air Tuesday, Mariah joked, “I just hope that they don’t turn out hating Christmas!”
Hmmm… was that a slip of the tongue? Only time will tell!
Source: Star Magazine
While promoting Merry Christmas II You, Mariah said she sings songs from her new album to her baby bump. In an interview with Radio Disney’s Ernie D. set to air Tuesday, Mariah joked, “I just hope that they don’t turn out hating Christmas!”
Hmmm… was that a slip of the tongue? Only time will tell!
Source: Star Magazine
Mariah Carey at 2010 Halo Awards
Lauren’s HALO match is Mariah Carey, an active Board member of the Fresh Air Fund, whose Camp Mariah enables inner-city youth to explore educational paths and career options while enjoying camp adventures.
The 2010 HALO Awards will premiere Friday, December 10th @ 8PM ET/PT on TeenNick, followed by an encore on Nick at Nite at 9PM.
Source: Just Jared Jr
The 2010 HALO Awards will premiere Friday, December 10th @ 8PM ET/PT on TeenNick, followed by an encore on Nick at Nite at 9PM.
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Rock Around the Clock With Carey
Mariah Carey
"Merry Christmas II You" (Island Def Jam)
By Alicia Quarles, Associated Press
Mariah Carey insists that Christmas is her favorite time of year, and it shows on "Merry Christmas II You," Carey's second holiday album.
The record is a mix of classics such as "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "O Holy Night." It also includes new recordings, including the first single, "Oh Santa!"
The stakes were high for Carey with this release. Despite the multitude of hits she has racked up over the years, one of her most enduring songs is "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The track has become a modern holiday classic, setting the bar for any new seasonal music Carey wanted to release.
This time around, the up-tempo "Oh Santa!" with its catchy hook, gives "All I Want for Christmas" a run for its money. On the single, Carey sings about a lost love, and how she longs for Santa to bring him back. "Santa is going to come and make you mine this Christmas," Carey playfully croons. The fun-filled track, which Carey wrote with her longtime collaborator, producer Jermaine Dupri (and Bryan-Michael Cox) showcases Carey at her best.
She seamlessly transitions from this pop tune to more heavy material which features the wide rang of her voice. In one of the more touching moments on the album, Carey teams up with her mother, Patricia Carey, who sings the chorus on "O Come All Ye Faithful," in operatic tones. Carey then switches to the R&B track, "When Christmas Comes.
Most of the songs on the album will fill your ears with holiday cheer, but Carey does hit a sour note, specifically on "One Child," a sappy song that comes toward the end of the album.
Luckily, Carey redeems herself with a new recording of "All I Want For Christmas Is You." The song was first released in 1994, but 17 years later, it is still a welcome addition to any holiday album.
With the release of "Merry Christmas II You," Carey proves that there is such a thing as building upon perfection.
Source: Associated Press
"Merry Christmas II You" (Island Def Jam)
By Alicia Quarles, Associated Press
Mariah Carey insists that Christmas is her favorite time of year, and it shows on "Merry Christmas II You," Carey's second holiday album.
The record is a mix of classics such as "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "O Holy Night." It also includes new recordings, including the first single, "Oh Santa!"
The stakes were high for Carey with this release. Despite the multitude of hits she has racked up over the years, one of her most enduring songs is "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The track has become a modern holiday classic, setting the bar for any new seasonal music Carey wanted to release.
This time around, the up-tempo "Oh Santa!" with its catchy hook, gives "All I Want for Christmas" a run for its money. On the single, Carey sings about a lost love, and how she longs for Santa to bring him back. "Santa is going to come and make you mine this Christmas," Carey playfully croons. The fun-filled track, which Carey wrote with her longtime collaborator, producer Jermaine Dupri (and Bryan-Michael Cox) showcases Carey at her best.
She seamlessly transitions from this pop tune to more heavy material which features the wide rang of her voice. In one of the more touching moments on the album, Carey teams up with her mother, Patricia Carey, who sings the chorus on "O Come All Ye Faithful," in operatic tones. Carey then switches to the R&B track, "When Christmas Comes.
Most of the songs on the album will fill your ears with holiday cheer, but Carey does hit a sour note, specifically on "One Child," a sappy song that comes toward the end of the album.
Luckily, Carey redeems herself with a new recording of "All I Want For Christmas Is You." The song was first released in 1994, but 17 years later, it is still a welcome addition to any holiday album.
With the release of "Merry Christmas II You," Carey proves that there is such a thing as building upon perfection.
Source: Associated Press
You Could Win A Walt Disney World® Dream Vacation from Ryan Seacrest!
Give Them a Holiday Gift They’ll Never ForgetImagine the excitement Christmas morning when you tell your family they're going on a magical 5-day/4-night Walt Disney World® vacation for four that includes an overnight stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite, roundtrip coach airfare, plus an autographed copy of Mariah Carey’s CD Merry Christmas II You! It could happen if you win from Ryan Seacrest. All you have to do is enter below!
Don't miss the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade airing Dec. 25th on ABC.
Ryan Seacrest and Nick Cannon are hosting a coast-to-coast entertainment spectacular that includes Mariah Carey and all your favorite Disney characters. For show times and information, visit DisneyChristmasDayParade.com.
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Mariah Carey “Merry Christmas II You” Review — 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas II You really should top everyone’s gift list this Holiday season.
It’s been sixteen years since Carey’s beloved Merry Christmas, and still no one can spread holiday cheer as well as she can. Merry Christmas II You isn’t just the perfect modern Christmas album, it’s one of the year’s best pop records. Kicking off with the hand-clap and bell jingle of “Oh Santa!,” Carey immediately pulls everyone into her wondrous winter wonderland. Her voice soars on the hook along with a gorgeous chant that’s as fun as it is fiery. It’s a warm and welcoming new Christmas classic with a little modern swag thrown in alongside the sleigh and reindeer for good measure. Meanwhile, “Christmas Time Is In The Air Again” evokes the classic crooning of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin on all of those legendary Decemberific with the light flourishes of orchestra and lilting piano melodies.
Carey’s take on “Charlie Brown Christmas” is especially fun as are her powerful renditions of “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” It’s on those staples that her voice truly resounds with a poetic passion that will make you want to sit by the fire with some milk and cookies waiting for Santa. Carey adds a classy elegance to the “Charlie Brown” track that hasn’t been matched since Stone Temple Pilots took the song on air in early ’90s. “Auld Lang Syne” breaks into a danceable beat that heats up the holidays like never before. Merry Christmas II You is the ultimate present this year. You’ll be dancing in the snow before you know it…
Source: Artist Direct
It’s been sixteen years since Carey’s beloved Merry Christmas, and still no one can spread holiday cheer as well as she can. Merry Christmas II You isn’t just the perfect modern Christmas album, it’s one of the year’s best pop records. Kicking off with the hand-clap and bell jingle of “Oh Santa!,” Carey immediately pulls everyone into her wondrous winter wonderland. Her voice soars on the hook along with a gorgeous chant that’s as fun as it is fiery. It’s a warm and welcoming new Christmas classic with a little modern swag thrown in alongside the sleigh and reindeer for good measure. Meanwhile, “Christmas Time Is In The Air Again” evokes the classic crooning of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin on all of those legendary Decemberific with the light flourishes of orchestra and lilting piano melodies.
Carey’s take on “Charlie Brown Christmas” is especially fun as are her powerful renditions of “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” It’s on those staples that her voice truly resounds with a poetic passion that will make you want to sit by the fire with some milk and cookies waiting for Santa. Carey adds a classy elegance to the “Charlie Brown” track that hasn’t been matched since Stone Temple Pilots took the song on air in early ’90s. “Auld Lang Syne” breaks into a danceable beat that heats up the holidays like never before. Merry Christmas II You is the ultimate present this year. You’ll be dancing in the snow before you know it…
Source: Artist Direct
Mariah tapes Oh Sanat @ Rockefeller tree lighting in NYC
Not letting her pregnancy slow down career efforts, Mariah Carey joined Snoopy to celebrate the recording of a "Charlie Brown Christmas" special in New York City on Friday night (November 19).
Held as part of the Rockefeller Center's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, the wintertime event will be airing on November 30, 2010.
Meanwhile, in an upcoming interview with Radio Disney's Ernie D, Mariah dished that her new holiday album is for her unborn child, as she said, "I was recording this when I found out I was pregnant!"
As for her plans for Christmas, the Grammy winning singer told, "I usually go to Aspen, but I'm not supposed to go there this year because I can't ski and I can't really do any of that stuff being pregnant. So, I'm just going to have to figure out where else we're going to go."
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Held as part of the Rockefeller Center's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, the wintertime event will be airing on November 30, 2010.
Meanwhile, in an upcoming interview with Radio Disney's Ernie D, Mariah dished that her new holiday album is for her unborn child, as she said, "I was recording this when I found out I was pregnant!"
As for her plans for Christmas, the Grammy winning singer told, "I usually go to Aspen, but I'm not supposed to go there this year because I can't ski and I can't really do any of that stuff being pregnant. So, I'm just going to have to figure out where else we're going to go."
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Mariah says christmas album is for the baby
Singer Mariah Carey loves Christmas, and now being pregnant, the holiday is even more special -- and different.
In an interview with Radio Disney's Ernie D to air Nov. 23, Carey said she made her new Christmas album for the baby. "I was recording this when I found out I was pregnant!"
Now Mariah is trying to figure out where to go for the holiday. "I usually go to Aspen, but I'm not supposed to go there this year because I can't ski and I can't really do any of that stuff being pregnant. So, I'm just going to have to figure out where else we're going to go."
The soon-to-be-mom also shared something embarrassing her mom did that Mariah vows never to do. "If I wasn't home on time or something, she would sing my name really loud and I could hear it from way down the street and I will definitely not be doing that."
The interview airs on Radio Disney Tuesday, Nov. 23 (2:00 PM PT/5:00 PM ET).
Source: Extra TV
In an interview with Radio Disney's Ernie D to air Nov. 23, Carey said she made her new Christmas album for the baby. "I was recording this when I found out I was pregnant!"
Now Mariah is trying to figure out where to go for the holiday. "I usually go to Aspen, but I'm not supposed to go there this year because I can't ski and I can't really do any of that stuff being pregnant. So, I'm just going to have to figure out where else we're going to go."
The soon-to-be-mom also shared something embarrassing her mom did that Mariah vows never to do. "If I wasn't home on time or something, she would sing my name really loud and I could hear it from way down the street and I will definitely not be doing that."
The interview airs on Radio Disney Tuesday, Nov. 23 (2:00 PM PT/5:00 PM ET).
Source: Extra TV
Step Out In Style With Mariah's New Footwear Available November 29th!
Step out in style this holiday season wearing a pair of Mariah's fabulous new shoes & boots from her new footwear line available exclusively at HSN.
Mariah's super stylish footwear will be available beginning at midnight November 29th on HSNtv with a "sneak peek" on HSN.com starting November 24th!
Put your best foot forward this season wearing fab footwear by Mariah!
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Design Diva: Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey has more to worry about than becoming a mother. The songstress, who is launching a footwear line with HSN this month, is trying to make room for her ever-growing shoe collection. Carey dished to Insider that her closets in New York and Los Angeles, which have been showcased on MTV’s “Cribs,” are filled with her most treasured pairs (including a variety of YSL, Chanel and Christian Louboutin heels), displayed on glass shelves, while everything else is organized by color and style. “I definitely save my favorites,” she said. But the mother-to-be is trying to make some changes, welcoming more casual styles to her mix of towering stilettos and platform pumps, per hubby Nick Cannon’s suggestion. “My husband brought me all these flats the other day, which were gorgeous, but kind of not comfortable for me,” she said. “I can tolerate a high-heel shoe for hours on end.” And no matter what’s on her feet, Carey (above with Cannon) said welcoming a new member to the family won’t slow her down at all. “It makes me really want [to design] a maternity line.”
Source: Women’s Wear Daily
Source: Women’s Wear Daily
R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Juice
Mariah Carey kicks off the holiday season with "Merry Christmas II You," which arrives at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, marking only the second Christmas set to top the chart in its 45-year history. It starts with 55,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the first holiday effort to reach the summit since Kenny G's "Miracles - The Holiday Album" spent three weeks at the top beginning in the Dec. 24, 1994, issue. Coincidentally, Carey's previous holiday release, "Merry Christmas," peaked at No. 4 in the Dec. 31, 1994, issue, the second week of Kenny G's reign.
With Mariah's debut, Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being" slips 2-1 despite posting a 5% increase. Eminem's "Recovery" (2-3) and Trey Songz's "Passion, Pain & Pleasure" (3-4) also step down one position each.
Source:Billboard
With Mariah's debut, Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being" slips 2-1 despite posting a 5% increase. Eminem's "Recovery" (2-3) and Trey Songz's "Passion, Pain & Pleasure" (3-4) also step down one position each.
Source:Billboard
Mariah Carey won’t hire nanny when baby is born
The 40-year-old singer – who announced she is expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon last month – doesn’t plan to have any help when her new arrival comes.
She said: “I’m going to be hands on, ‘I wouldn’t be like, ‘Oh, I’m a having a child, yay! Let me get a nanny so I can give her the baby. Take the kid.’ That doesn’t work for me. I don’t believe in that.”
Mariah has also hinted she is planning to put her career on hold so she can completely focus on her child.
She added to Britain’s OK! magazine: “You can get caught up in Hollywood-land and that’s maybe not the best thing for kids, because they didn’t ask for it. I don’t know that I always felt safe as a child and that’s nobody’s fault. I feel like it’s important to be responsible and to think, well maybe if I do this it’s not the best thing for my child. You have to take a backseat a little bit, and as someone in the public eye you’re not used to doing that.”
Mariah is confident she and Nick, 30, will make great parents, although she isn’t sure if she wants a big family.
She said: “I think we will make good parents and that we will be able to figure out how to do it properly. We’d be happy with one. We’re so busy – if you have six kids running around no one gets what they need. What I want is to have children in a good way, with the right husband, with the right family life.”
Source: CTV
She said: “I’m going to be hands on, ‘I wouldn’t be like, ‘Oh, I’m a having a child, yay! Let me get a nanny so I can give her the baby. Take the kid.’ That doesn’t work for me. I don’t believe in that.”
Mariah has also hinted she is planning to put her career on hold so she can completely focus on her child.
She added to Britain’s OK! magazine: “You can get caught up in Hollywood-land and that’s maybe not the best thing for kids, because they didn’t ask for it. I don’t know that I always felt safe as a child and that’s nobody’s fault. I feel like it’s important to be responsible and to think, well maybe if I do this it’s not the best thing for my child. You have to take a backseat a little bit, and as someone in the public eye you’re not used to doing that.”
Mariah is confident she and Nick, 30, will make great parents, although she isn’t sure if she wants a big family.
She said: “I think we will make good parents and that we will be able to figure out how to do it properly. We’d be happy with one. We’re so busy – if you have six kids running around no one gets what they need. What I want is to have children in a good way, with the right husband, with the right family life.”
Source: CTV
Mariah Carey Jingles Away with Top 5 Debut
Mariah Carey received an early Christmas present. The festive diva’s second holiday album in 16 years, Merry Christmas II You, makes a top 5 debut this week on the charts.
Led by the cheery single “Oh Santa!,” the new collection of holiday recordings entered at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 55,000 copies sold in its first week. This marks Mimi’s 16th album to bow in the top 10, putting her only behind Barbra Streisand (30) and Madonna (19) to have as many albums enter the territory in their first week out.
With a little more than a month to go until Christmas, the expectant mom bests the first week of her 1994 seasonal release Merry Christmas, which debuted at No. 3 with 45,000 units sold. The album went on to sell 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling X-mas CDs of all time.
On the Holiday Singles chart, Mariah holds down the top two spots with “Oh Santa!” and her classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Source: Rap-Up Magazine
Led by the cheery single “Oh Santa!,” the new collection of holiday recordings entered at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 55,000 copies sold in its first week. This marks Mimi’s 16th album to bow in the top 10, putting her only behind Barbra Streisand (30) and Madonna (19) to have as many albums enter the territory in their first week out.
With a little more than a month to go until Christmas, the expectant mom bests the first week of her 1994 seasonal release Merry Christmas, which debuted at No. 3 with 45,000 units sold. The album went on to sell 12 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling X-mas CDs of all time.
On the Holiday Singles chart, Mariah holds down the top two spots with “Oh Santa!” and her classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Source: Rap-Up Magazine
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How Christmas Saved the Music Industry
Both Mariah Carey and Susan Boyle have new holiday albums. Which diva would you rather kiss under the mistletoe?
What do Jessica Simpson, the Indigo Girls, Annie Lennox, the Puppini Sisters, Justin Bieber and the TV show Glee all have in common? Very little, really—aside from the fact they all have Christmas albums due out this year. They are but a handful of the dozens of artists who are cashing in on Yule-time cheer. A market that at one time seemed cornered by the likes of Burl Ives and Bing Crosby is now wide open to anyone who can string the words “Santa” and “Claus” together. Case in point—one of the top-selling Christmas albums of the past decade belongs to Kenny G. No wonder some folks find the holidays depressing.
Amid the deluge of holiday music that comes in November and December, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas II You and Susan Boyle’s The Gift are poised to make all those other seasonal crooners sound like off-key carolers. Mariah’s album is already out, and Susan’s arrives Nov. 9, just in time to unseat her competitor's. But whose album will dominate this holiday season, and infuse the ailing music industry with a much-needed Christmas miracle?
First, we should establish one thing: Christmas albums are big business, even when they’re not by Mariah or Susan. Consider that one of 2009’s top five albums was a holiday record (Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas) and according to Nielsen Soundscan, Josh Groban’s Noel was the top-selling record of 2007. Songs loaded with mangers and mistletoe are at least one way to make up for everything else that tanked, or was leaked online, in 2010.
“Christmas albums are a guaranteed seller every year, going back to Elvis,” says Keith Caulfield, associate director of charts at Billboard magazine. “And it does seem like we’re seeing more of them because some recent Christmas albums, specifically Groban’s, have made such a show in the marketplace.”
“Seasonal CDs,” as more serious artists like to refer to them, require very little original material (if any) and the songs are instantly familiar, regardless of whether the listener pitches a tree or lights a menorah each December. Age doesn’t seem to be much of an issue either, since Christmas CDs are aimed at the Nickelodeon crowd as well as eggnog sippers. Still, Caulfield says that “acts who skew older, like Sting, Enya and those Celtic Thunder-type groups, tend to do better because they appeal to a demographic who still buy full albums.”
Which brings us back to Mariah and Susan, who are both over 40. Though each artist's music caters to very different audiences, if the holiday album demographic holds true this year, then Boyle will crush Mariah in the sales category (she’s a hit with the silver crowd). This is only Boyle’s second album and it’s a mix of Christmas and secular songs, so
it has a potential life past New Year’s Day. It also comes on the heels of her massively successful, rags-to-riches debut, I Dreamed a Dream.
But, as holiday music goes, which one of these divine voices will come up with the better Christmas record? Mariah certainly makes it all seem a lot more fun. Produced by Antonio L.A. Reid, her album includes five new songs as well as classics like "Here Comes Santa Claus" and Vince Guaraldi’s "Charlie Brown Christmas." Carey takes a lot of liberties here with traditional fare, opening her CD with an instrumental interlude of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and later singing a “O Little Town of Bethlehem/Drummer Boy” medley.
The traditional numbers work, thanks to her still-quite-amazing voice, and the fact that she now infuses a lot of her personality into her singing—a soul and depth that was absent on a lot of her early work. Her own hip hop/R&B number, “Oh Santa,” is so catchy and joyous, it could become a new standard, just as “All I Want For Christmas is You” was for her in 1994. Sample lyric from “Oh Santa”: “Santa come and make him mine this Christmas,” she sings. “I promise I won’t forget the milk and cookies. I’ve been really good this year, except for those pretzels and that can of beer.”
Sure there are some cheesy moments (it’s a Christmas album, after all), but they are few and far between. The mix of traditional Christmas songs with high-energy R&B, orchestral arrangements and even gospel, keep the CD feeling fresh and diverse. As for spiritual content, she sings the “First Noel" with reverence and soul and even includes Bible verses on her album booklet. Like any urban artist worth her salt, she also thanks God on her CD sleeve.
Who does the devoutly Catholic Susan Boyle thank first in her liner notes? Simon Cowell (who might be more powerful than God). But clearly, Boyle’s faith played a big role in the imagery and songs she chose forThe Gift. Her album cover is a head shot of her staring off longingly toward the Northern Star, except her gaze is a little off so it looks like she’s squinting into headlights instead. The holiday numbers here include “Hallelujah,” “O Holy Night” and “Away in a Manger” while the inspirational numbers are Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” and Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” Interestingly though, all boast the same ambience—lofty, pristine and pure, backed often by an angelic-sounding choir.
Boyle’s voice is of course, stellar, if not a little too perfect. The album lacks a personality of its own, making it pleasant but often boring background music for tempered holiday parties or shopping at the upscale mall. It’s so placid, in fact, it almost feels sad in spots, perhaps to cater to all the people who feel blue over the holidays. Or maybe listeners can project whatever emotion they would like onto it and make it their own (clearly I need antidepressants), because after all, isn’t that what Susan Boyle is all about?
Though Mariah delivers a much more jolly, and joyous, Christmas album, thankfully there is more than one talented diva to pick from this year. All we can ask Santa for now is: please, no more Kenny G albums.
Source:Newsweek
What do Jessica Simpson, the Indigo Girls, Annie Lennox, the Puppini Sisters, Justin Bieber and the TV show Glee all have in common? Very little, really—aside from the fact they all have Christmas albums due out this year. They are but a handful of the dozens of artists who are cashing in on Yule-time cheer. A market that at one time seemed cornered by the likes of Burl Ives and Bing Crosby is now wide open to anyone who can string the words “Santa” and “Claus” together. Case in point—one of the top-selling Christmas albums of the past decade belongs to Kenny G. No wonder some folks find the holidays depressing.
Amid the deluge of holiday music that comes in November and December, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas II You and Susan Boyle’s The Gift are poised to make all those other seasonal crooners sound like off-key carolers. Mariah’s album is already out, and Susan’s arrives Nov. 9, just in time to unseat her competitor's. But whose album will dominate this holiday season, and infuse the ailing music industry with a much-needed Christmas miracle?
First, we should establish one thing: Christmas albums are big business, even when they’re not by Mariah or Susan. Consider that one of 2009’s top five albums was a holiday record (Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas) and according to Nielsen Soundscan, Josh Groban’s Noel was the top-selling record of 2007. Songs loaded with mangers and mistletoe are at least one way to make up for everything else that tanked, or was leaked online, in 2010.
“Christmas albums are a guaranteed seller every year, going back to Elvis,” says Keith Caulfield, associate director of charts at Billboard magazine. “And it does seem like we’re seeing more of them because some recent Christmas albums, specifically Groban’s, have made such a show in the marketplace.”
“Seasonal CDs,” as more serious artists like to refer to them, require very little original material (if any) and the songs are instantly familiar, regardless of whether the listener pitches a tree or lights a menorah each December. Age doesn’t seem to be much of an issue either, since Christmas CDs are aimed at the Nickelodeon crowd as well as eggnog sippers. Still, Caulfield says that “acts who skew older, like Sting, Enya and those Celtic Thunder-type groups, tend to do better because they appeal to a demographic who still buy full albums.”
Which brings us back to Mariah and Susan, who are both over 40. Though each artist's music caters to very different audiences, if the holiday album demographic holds true this year, then Boyle will crush Mariah in the sales category (she’s a hit with the silver crowd). This is only Boyle’s second album and it’s a mix of Christmas and secular songs, so
it has a potential life past New Year’s Day. It also comes on the heels of her massively successful, rags-to-riches debut, I Dreamed a Dream.But, as holiday music goes, which one of these divine voices will come up with the better Christmas record? Mariah certainly makes it all seem a lot more fun. Produced by Antonio L.A. Reid, her album includes five new songs as well as classics like "Here Comes Santa Claus" and Vince Guaraldi’s "Charlie Brown Christmas." Carey takes a lot of liberties here with traditional fare, opening her CD with an instrumental interlude of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and later singing a “O Little Town of Bethlehem/Drummer Boy” medley.
The traditional numbers work, thanks to her still-quite-amazing voice, and the fact that she now infuses a lot of her personality into her singing—a soul and depth that was absent on a lot of her early work. Her own hip hop/R&B number, “Oh Santa,” is so catchy and joyous, it could become a new standard, just as “All I Want For Christmas is You” was for her in 1994. Sample lyric from “Oh Santa”: “Santa come and make him mine this Christmas,” she sings. “I promise I won’t forget the milk and cookies. I’ve been really good this year, except for those pretzels and that can of beer.”
Sure there are some cheesy moments (it’s a Christmas album, after all), but they are few and far between. The mix of traditional Christmas songs with high-energy R&B, orchestral arrangements and even gospel, keep the CD feeling fresh and diverse. As for spiritual content, she sings the “First Noel" with reverence and soul and even includes Bible verses on her album booklet. Like any urban artist worth her salt, she also thanks God on her CD sleeve.
Who does the devoutly Catholic Susan Boyle thank first in her liner notes? Simon Cowell (who might be more powerful than God). But clearly, Boyle’s faith played a big role in the imagery and songs she chose forThe Gift. Her album cover is a head shot of her staring off longingly toward the Northern Star, except her gaze is a little off so it looks like she’s squinting into headlights instead. The holiday numbers here include “Hallelujah,” “O Holy Night” and “Away in a Manger” while the inspirational numbers are Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” and Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” Interestingly though, all boast the same ambience—lofty, pristine and pure, backed often by an angelic-sounding choir.
Boyle’s voice is of course, stellar, if not a little too perfect. The album lacks a personality of its own, making it pleasant but often boring background music for tempered holiday parties or shopping at the upscale mall. It’s so placid, in fact, it almost feels sad in spots, perhaps to cater to all the people who feel blue over the holidays. Or maybe listeners can project whatever emotion they would like onto it and make it their own (clearly I need antidepressants), because after all, isn’t that what Susan Boyle is all about?
Though Mariah delivers a much more jolly, and joyous, Christmas album, thankfully there is more than one talented diva to pick from this year. All we can ask Santa for now is: please, no more Kenny G albums.
Source:Newsweek
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