Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You

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Title: Merry Christmas II You
Artist: Mariah Carey
Audio CD (November 2, 2010)
Original Release Date: 2010
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Christmas
Format: Free Lossless Audio Codec


Track Listing:

01. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Intro
02. Oh Santa!
03. O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Little Drummer Boy Medley
04. Christmas Time Is In The Air Again
05. The First Noel/Born Is The King Interlude
06. When Christmas Comes 4:46 $0.99
07. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)/Housetop Celebration
08. Charlie Brown Christmas
09. O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus
10. O Holy Night - Live From WPC In South Central Los Angeles
11. One Child
12. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Extra Festive
13. Auld Lang Syne - The New Year's Anthem


Allmusic Review:
Merry Christmas was released in 1994, and 16 years later Mariah Carey delivers a sequel, appropriately titled Merry Christmas II You and also featuring the diva in a sexy little Santa suit. The similarities donΓΓé¼Γäót end there, either: Mariah revives her original seasonal tune ΓΓé¼┼ôAll I Want for Christmas Is YouΓΓé¼┬¥ and often touches upon the classy, clean updated traditional vibe of her readings from the 1994 set. Underneath this surface, Merry Christmas II You has a different vibe than its predecessor, derived in large part from the numerous originals here. Five of the 12 full songs bear a Carey writing credit (including that revival of ΓΓé¼┼ôAll I Want for Christmas Is YouΓΓé¼┬¥) and these new tunes sometimes give Merry Christmas II You a lively modern feel, particularly the jumping Jermaine Dupri/Bryan-Michael Cox co-written opener ΓΓé¼┼ôOh Santa!ΓΓé¼┬¥ and the slow groove of ΓΓé¼┼ôWhen Christmas Comes,ΓΓé¼┬¥ highlights that balance the too saccharine sentiment of ΓΓé¼┼ôChristmas Time Is in the Air AgainΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼┼ôOne Child.ΓΓé¼┬¥ The range of these originals indicates the scope of the record as a whole, how it touches on a little of everything to please every kind of audience, mixing up ΓΓé¼┼ôAuld Lang SyneΓΓé¼┬¥ and a medley of Vince GuaraldiΓΓé¼Γäós Charlie Brown Christmas with traditional religious carols and secular favorites like ΓΓé¼┼ôHere Comes Santa Claus.ΓΓé¼┬¥ Apart from that pair of stiff originals, the whole thing is cheerful and engaging, a worthy sequel to its predecessor.