Mariah Carey: "IT'S TIME" 👑

[jenglisbe]

They also have better sound quality, though still not on the level of vinyl.

[JamaicaFunk²]

Nov 29, 2014 10:10:44 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

This f*cking song!! :'( :'(

But why did they change the music for the Vevo video version ?
It is so distracting. Why not just use the original music? The original video version didn't have those annoying sounds in the beginning, did it?

[jenglisbe]

^ The video version is the music used for the version sent to R&B stations (and thus probably the video went to BET). It uses those keyboards that were popular in '90s R&B. I actually prefer that version and have it on my iPod.

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I don't know if i'm ready for a new Christmas album, when in fact i'm still playing the hell out of her first one and it never gets old. I also have her second one on loop.

However a new Christmas song every year is not a bad idea in my head. No pressure to come up with a full album and knowing her track record the bitch would slay on a one single per year building up to her 3rd testament.

What I love about Mariah is whether she is doing a Christmas song, a jazz song, pop , r&B or gospel. It's always a Mariah song, with a Mariah spin on it, and uniquely Mariah hooks. While with others its so jarring, or left field (see some Christmas songs made by certain folks, or gospel songs that leave nobody jealous) Mariah makes everything her own.

[#LisaRinna]

Nov 29, 2014 15:30:38 GMT -5 JamaicaFunk² said:

Nov 29, 2014 10:10:44 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

This f*cking song!! :'( :'(

But why did they change the music for the Vevo video version ?
It is so distracting. Why not just use the original music? The original video version didn't have those annoying sounds in the beginning, did it?

It's the radio edit they released back in 1994

[surfy]

And let's not forget this gem:

[Relaxing Cup]

Might just be me but at 4:14 of SUPERNATURAL it sounds like Mariah is whispering "holy sh-t there's a f-ck-ng butterfly" ...anyone else?

[surfy]

Nov 29, 2014 19:20:26 GMT -5 Relaxing Cup said:

Might just be me but at 4:14 of SUPERNATURAL it sounds like Mariah is whispering "holy sh-t there's a f-ck-ng butterfly" ...anyone else?

I can almost hear that! :o

Like I mean not 100%, but it's really close to sounding like that...

[surfy]

Getting into the Christmas spirit by blasting Merry Christmas

Truly a classic!

[Positive Tension]

I've been playing this performance non-stop:



This is not to discount last year's performance of JTTW, as that was really good as well.

[kmbgs]

Nov 29, 2014 19:15:44 GMT -5 surfy said:

And let's not forget this gem:

YAAAS Hunty!!

Slay me with your Yuletide festivity Mimi!!!

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I truly believe that an angel is born every time someone listens to O Holy Night.

[surfy]

Nov 29, 2014 22:53:56 GMT -5 @soblu said:

I truly believe that an angel is born every time someone listens to O Holy Night.

In that case, 100 angels were born because of me #MyImpact :'(

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When i think of the personification of what a woman should look like, this is it. From head to toe a smoke show! She was one of the most beautiful women in the world, to me. It's even sexier that she also wrote, sung and ran her career the way she wanted too. Sorry back to the testaments of christmas but this picture literally had me doing somersaults

[JamaicaFunk²]

Merry Christmas is up to #31 on iTunes and has also had another price drop. Now $5.99
Mimi must've done that for the lambs' download day tomorrow.

[surfy]

I love watching Merry Christmas slay every year! It's so exciting, and watching it smash has become a Christmas tradition for me :'(

[Ivy Leegue™]

LOL no other woman on the planet looks like that or ever will.

[Ivy Leegue™]

Decided to finally start playing Christmas music and of course, I started with the modern day classic Merry Christmas II You.

[JamaicaFunk²]

Up to #17 on iTunes.
I think it only got to #19 last year.

Mimi will probably tweet all day about downloading it. Wonder how high it'll go?!

[JamaicaFunk²]

I'm bumping this thread (and album) cause I think this download day is actually doing something.
Album now #15. It's a long stretch to top 10.... but, if people can get Twitter talking.... Could it get there?

Has the album ever been this high on iTunes? I can't remember that far back.

#14 now

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

I wish the album had more physical copies available. I don't know about other locations but here in South Florida I don't see many copies(if at all) in stores compare to other albums. It always does very well on iTunes, ahead of other albums every year.

[MiniMusic]

I might take part in this download day seeing as I don't even have the album! I do have MCIIU tho, and it's my Christmas tradition to listen to it all December every year since it's release

[Dreams]

20 Years Later, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” May Be The Greatest Song Ever Written

It’s now December, the time when holiday panic overload sets in. Christmas music has begun infiltrating the airwaves, subtly at first, occasionally breaking up the Top 40 rotation, but getting more frequent as the days go on. Retail stores, cars, elevators…it’s everywhere! You’re reaching a breaking point until a song comes on that stops you dead in your tracks.

You know the one. It starts out with a cute little chime, a little jingle, opens up with brassy vocals and your eyes grow two sizes bigger just like the Grinch’s heart. You immediately don’t feel so bad maxing out credit cards, buying all the things and working all the hours to make Christmas happen. After 20 years, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” may very well be still be the greatest Christmas song of all time.

Sorry, Christmas music purists.
Also sorry if that made you feel old.



All I Want For Christmas Is You” was the lead track on Mariah’s Christmas album, the appropriately titled Merry Christmas, (the MC was stylized just like Mariah’s name because her design team are geniuses). The record was released early in Carey’s career (between Music Box and Daydream, classic albums in their own right) taking advantage of the young singer’s growing fan base and the need for contemporary holiday music. The album featured a mix of original music and classic holiday songs showcasing her distinctive vocal dexterity, urban credibility and blossoming relevance in the music world. Mariah was ushering in a new age of pop sensibility to what could have been a very stale holiday pop music market. There are only so many variations of “White Christmas” one can take before completely losing their minds.

Perhaps what made the album stand out at the time was that very few, if any, new holiday music was being released outside of the standard holiday classics. Band Aid’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas” was released in 1984, Wham’s “Last Christmas” was released in 1986, and Run DMC’s “Christmas In Hollis” was released in 1987. The arrival of Merry Christmas meant a whole new generation of music lovers would have music that reflected their sound and the sound of the holiday season.

Here, in a nutshell, is the All I Want For Christmas Is You formula:

Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”
Brenda Lee’s “Rocking Around The Christmas Tree”
Run DMC’s “Christmas In Hollis”

The song follows the tried and true pop formula of a great chorus, simple melody and playfulness that one expects from an era that was focused on having a great time with music. It draws from a deep well of central themes presented in other holiday classics, creating a potent mix of holiday cheer.

AIWFCIS features the trappings of a traditional Christmas song —the jingling bells and carolers— but what absolutely sells it is the fact that it really just tells the story of a girl who just wants some love for Christmas. Even if one were to remove the parts mentioning Christmas (all I want for Easter, Graduation, Autumnal Equinox) it would still be a song about wanting someone or something to be yours. Think about this: when the song was first released, it was at the height of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fever, so that song could’ve easily been about getting all five Rangers, a Mega Morpher, the official costume (red ranger, of course) and the Megazord for Christmas. It’s about the things we desire most being fulfilled because of the magic that the holiday season inspires. As soon as you hear it, it automatically felt like Christmas and that’s really what you want from a great holiday song.

Maybe it’s just the way Mariah sings it, the way producer Walter Afanasieff arranged the melody, maybe it’s just that we got sick of listening to the same old same old, but the song captures a bright spot in what can sometimes be a trying part of the year. You could be stressed out, angry, unemployed, miserable, or alone, but something about that melody immediately brings you to a better place, even for a little while. It’s the universal message of promise, of love, of peace that the world really needs that elevates the track above it’s predecessors. That’s not to say “White Christmas” or other holiday fare are terrible songs, but they tend to show their age in comparison to the flexibility found in AIWFCIS.

Still aren’t convinced “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the best Christmas song ever? Let’s see how it stacks up alongside these other modern holiday offerings.

Ariana Grande “Santa Tell Me”
Even with all her Mariah comparisons, this song just doesn’t quite capture the same magic.

Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
Of course Beiber had to try. He put out a whole Christmas album but most people really only paid attention to this track.

Kelly Clarkson “Underneath The Tree”
Maybe she’s talking about the presents Mariah doesn’t care about because all she wants for Christmas is you?

Taylor Swift “When You Were Mine”
Can’t make a list without Taylor Swift

www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2014-12-01/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-greatest-song/

[surfy]

I would download it if I hadn't already...

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I snatched "Merry Christmas" for a whooping $4.70 today.

The only and only TRUE queen of Christmas.

[JamaicaFunk²]

This is #12 now.

Lambs are doing their thing today!

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

It peaked at #14 last year, so its doing awesome!


Also killing it around the world...

iTunes Album: Merry Christmas
#1 Malaysia
#1 Philippines
#1 Trinidad and Tobago
#2 Vietnam
#3 Singapore
#8 Australia
#9 Denmark
#9 Greece
#9 Indonesia
#11 Spain
#11 Taiwan
#12 United States
#12 Sweden
#21 Austria
#24 Lebanon
#25 Italy
#27 United Arab Emirates
#28 Switzerland
#29 Portugal
#30 Hong Kong
#30 Macau
#31 Norway
#32 The Bahamas
#33 Brazil
#36 France
#40 Ireland
#46 Canada
#47 Papua New Guinea
#50 South Africa
#53 Netherlands
#58 Australia
#61 British Virgin Islands
#62 Thailand
#63 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#64 Belgium
#66 Romania
#72 United Kingdom
#112 Hungary
#116 Germany
#120 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#124 Cyprus
#126 Barbados
#151 Fiji
#161 Antigua and Barbuda
#197 Mexico

:'(

[Relaxing Cup]

Dec 1, 2014 12:28:48 GMT -5 @carrieflattsfan said:

I snatched "Merry Christmas" for a whooping $4.70 today.

The only and only TRUE queen of Christmas.

Where???

[JamaicaFunk²]

Complete My Album, most likely.


NBC finally has a press release saying Mariah has been added to Rockefeller special. She'll be opening the show with a "special version" of AIWFCIY.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

The Undisputed Queen of Christmas



EDIT:

I love this pic.