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It’s utterly unavoidable at this time of year. Be you in the car or the shopping centre, at work or play, in Britain or Bermuda: someone, close by, will be playing All I Want for Christmas Is You. Mariah Carey’s contribution to the festive season’s slew of ubiquitous-for-two-months singles was originally released back in 1994 – today, it’s her biggest-selling single in the UK, and regularly appears in charts the world over come the year’s end. To some ears it’s a contemporary classic that simply can’t get old; to others, its presence on the radio is a sign that it’s time to switch to the iPod over tuning in to any commercial station, for fear of more of the same.
If you’re the kind of jolly listener who falls into the former camp, and Carey’s enduring hit is more than music to your ears, it’s a brilliant beacon of festivity every bit as vital to the stirring of cheer as a cola-coloured Santa and double-A batteries, you are in luck: here is a brand-new long-player full of similarly styled fare. All I Want… is given a new lick of paint – it’s an "extra festive" version, but beyond beefier production and newly tracked vocals it’s hard to hear how it qualifies as having extra anything over the original – and a selection of traditional numbers are given treatments Carey’s many fans will find appealing. Mercifully for those who aren’t wholly taken with her, those soar-away vocals are kept largely in check, the high-pitched squeal which has ruined several songs in her back catalogue relatively reined in. Indeed, she exercises admirable restraint at times, and the songs benefit from it – before it’s slathered in cheesy beats, Auld Lang Syne is surprisingly tender, and 13th century hymn O Come All Ye Faithful is treated with respect.
There are four new tracks here, amongst the well-performed favourites. Of them, Oh Santa! is a boisterous RnB bopper that makes perfect sense as this set’s lead single – it’s not in the same league as All I Want…, but it’s sure to warrant revisiting 12 months down the line. Christmas Time Is in the Air Again and When Christmas Comes are less instant, but perfectly formed nonetheless, each an unfussy number that complements the surrounding content well. One Child is bogged down in sentiment, but any unpleasantness in the mouth is soon washed clean by the arrival of that hit.
It’s not particularly clever, but it is expectedly big: if you’re a Carey fan with a stocking that needs filling this year, this’ll perk you up better than any alternative speech or sherry trifle could. --Mike Diver
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having bought and reviewed Mariah's first Christmas album, I expected that this album would be a similar type of album. So it proved, as it features another mix of Christmas classics and originals that Maria co-wrote with others. Three songs from the first album re-appear here in a different form, these being Santa Claus is coming to town (this time only as a brief intro to open the album), O holy night (here as a live version) and a re-recording of All I want for Christmas is you (described as extra festive).
The new songs that Mariah wrote for this album are Oh| Santa!, Christmas time is in the air again, When Christmas comes and One child, which are all excellent though I'll be pleasantly surprised if any of them becomes a big hit single. Indeed, maybe Mariah acknowledges that by her decision to include a new version of All I want for Christmas is you. However, I found the other original songs on Mariah's first Christmas album to be most enjoyable and the four new songs here are up to their standard.
One obvious change from her first Christmas album is that most of the Christmas classics are paired in medleys, but being only two-song medleys, you hear plenty of each featured song. However Charlie Brown Christmas (rarely recorded) and Auld Lang Syne appear in full on their own.
This album is unlikely to change anybody's mind about Mariah Carey, but she has plenty of fans around the world is this album is clearly for them first and foremost. I am not a diehard fan of Mariah's, but I do appreciate her ability as singer, as songwriter and as an interpreter of other people's songs. I have no hesitation in recommending this album to anybody who also enjoys at least some of her earlier music.
The new songs that Mariah wrote for this album are Oh| Santa!, Christmas time is in the air again, When Christmas comes and One child, which are all excellent though I'll be pleasantly surprised if any of them becomes a big hit single. Indeed, maybe Mariah acknowledges that by her decision to include a new version of All I want for Christmas is you. However, I found the other original songs on Mariah's first Christmas album to be most enjoyable and the four new songs here are up to their standard.
One obvious change from her first Christmas album is that most of the Christmas classics are paired in medleys, but being only two-song medleys, you hear plenty of each featured song. However Charlie Brown Christmas (rarely recorded) and Auld Lang Syne appear in full on their own.
This album is unlikely to change anybody's mind about Mariah Carey, but she has plenty of fans around the world is this album is clearly for them first and foremost. I am not a diehard fan of Mariah's, but I do appreciate her ability as singer, as songwriter and as an interpreter of other people's songs. I have no hesitation in recommending this album to anybody who also enjoys at least some of her earlier music.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Suula
Format:Audio CD
I like this album, if you like Mariah's music then you will like this, not the same as the 1st christmas album, still great.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Bananaz
Format:Audio CD
Pretty good CD, but I prefer the first album to this one. Some of the songs aren't very traditional and I like tradition when it comes to Christmas. I listen to most songs, but not so much to others.
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Finally! Modern Christmas Music!!!
So nice to have some music that has not been released 20 years ago! :D. I love Mariah Carey and no wonder that this did so well in America and UK should love it too!
Published 5 months ago by kallumsmart
5.0 out of 5 stars
merry christmas2 you
i just got this year to go with other one i have and i think in time is album will be other classic and with other classic song Santa x
Published 5 months ago by stephen
5.0 out of 5 stars
dont miss this
This edition is not be missed, especially as a gift, you will gain more friends than you knew you had.
Published 15 months ago by freddy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Probably The Best Album Mariah Has Released Since Emancipation.
This is definitely not a festive album to miss.
It definitely lives up to the quality of the original Merry Christmas (1994) album she released. Read more
It definitely lives up to the quality of the original Merry Christmas (1994) album she released. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Daniel Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic
I do love a Christmas albumn and invested in this althugh it is not new but Mariah Carey does a very nice job with this recording and it is a good addition to Christmas... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Briel fan
5.0 out of 5 stars
As Good As Her First Holiday Album
Trying to match the success of Mariah's first Christmas album (Merry Christmas, 1994) is no mean feat, but with this follow-up she's managed it. Read more
Published on 14 May 2011 by CamDeMon
1.0 out of 5 stars
Guess Who Is Coming To Ruin Christmas?
I unfortuneatly had to listen to this album in a restaurant shortly before christmas. To make a long story short, it completely failed to get me (or any of my party) into the... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2011 by djessie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album
This is a great album. I love its new christmas songs and the new verisions from traditionals. I just can't stop singing it. Thanks Mariah!!!! Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2011 by Juan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Even more Mariah Christmas songs to love
It would have been something quite extraordinary if Mariah Carey had managed to produce another Christmas record as amazing as 1994's Merry Christmas. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2010 by Daniel Jolley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
This cd is amazing. You won't be disappointed if you love Mariah Carey evn if you don't. I am a huge fan of Mariah and she did an excellent job with this xmas cd
Published on 19 Dec 2010 by Cindy
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