Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas (20th Anniversary Edition, Limited Edition, 180 gram, Red Vinyl)
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Description
Merry Christmas is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, and her first Christmas album. Released by Columbia Records on October 28, 1994, at the peak of the initial stretch of Carey's career, between Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995), the album features cover versions of popular Christmas songs in addition to original material. Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, with whom she wrote all of the original tracks, as well as producing Carey's interpretations of the covered material. Three singles were released from the album, of which "All I Want for Christmas Is You" went on to become one of the best-selling singles of all time and the best-selling Christmas ringtone in the United States.
Critical response to the album's contemporary Christmas theme was mixed. Some music critics complimented the "gospel and soul-inflected" vocals and even called it "Carey's best record" to date. Re-released on multiple occasions in various formats since its debut, the album has sold 5.7 million copies in the United States as of December 2019 and has been certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1] Internationally, it reached number one in Japan, Latvia, and Lithuania. It achieved top-ten in 16 additional countries including Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
In 2005, the album was re-released as a special edition DualDisc. This edition included two bonus tracks, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - with a new vocal mix - and a special anniversary mix of "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town" on the CD side. The DVD side features the entire album in enhanced PCM stereo and music videos. In 2010, Carey released a follow-up, Merry Christmas II You. In 2019, a two-disc 25th anniversary deluxe edition was released, which included the original album and its bonus tracks on disc one, while disc two included a new track called "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude", live performances from St. John The Divine, select songs from Merry Christmas II You, non-album Christmas singles, and numerous remixes. As of 2021, Merry Christmas has sold 15 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling holiday albums of all time.
Release Info
Label: Columbia – 88875127161, Legacy – 88875127161
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Red
Country: US
Released: 23 Oct 2015
Genre: Pop
Style: RnB/Swing, Vocal
Tracklist
A1 Silent Night 3:41
A2 All I Want For Christmas Is You 4:01
A3 O Holy Night 4:27
A4 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:35
A5 Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) 4:33
B1 Joy To The World 4:20
B2 Jesus Born On This Day 3:43
B3 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 3:24
B4 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) 3:01
B5 Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child 4:29
B6 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 1:18
