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Post by colson on Sept 26, 2022 20:39:49 GMT -5
Mariah should start trying to push and promote this more during the holiday season.
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Post by jenglisbe on Sept 27, 2022 7:36:01 GMT -5
Mariah should start trying to push and promote this more during the holiday season. It would be nice as it's clearly loved and it would help Merry Christmas even more, but it's clear Mariah would rather promote her original holiday songs (for obvious reasons).
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Post by Leigh on Sept 27, 2022 7:48:03 GMT -5
Mariah should start trying to push and promote this more during the holiday season. It would be nice as it's clearly loved and it would help Merry Christmas even more, but it's clear Mariah would rather promote her original holiday songs (for obvious reasons). Except for Miss You Most πππ
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Post by colson on Sept 27, 2022 7:53:47 GMT -5
I love MYM but it's way too sad and depressing.
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Post by jenglisbe on Sept 27, 2022 7:58:43 GMT -5
It would be nice as it's clearly loved and it would help Merry Christmas even more, but it's clear Mariah would rather promote her original holiday songs (for obvious reasons). Except for Miss You Most πππ Ugh yes. Even if she doesn't want to perform it, it would be great for a montage in a sad scene in a holiday movie.
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Post by colson on Sept 27, 2022 8:51:11 GMT -5
I read in an interview that Walter Afanasieff said that if they ever thought they had recorded a classic from that album, it would have been "MYM". AIWFCY future iconic status was not expected.
The movie suggestion is a good idea. More people should be exposed to the song.
It's crazy to think that someday she could possibly have 3 consecutive Diamond studio albums during which many believe to be her vocal peak.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Sept 27, 2022 9:30:51 GMT -5
It's crazy to think that someday she could possibly have 3 consecutive Diamond studio albums during which many believe to be her vocal peak. Itβs going to happen.
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Post by jodakyellow on Sept 27, 2022 17:41:40 GMT -5
Mariah should start trying to push and promote this more during the holiday season. the original Darlene Love version is getting bigger each year and probably hasn't seen its ultimate Hot 100 peak yet. My worry is that if Mariah gave her version too big a push, it'd kill the original's momentum. That said, now that Mariah's really leaning into "Queen of Christmas," she needs a second perennial holiday hit to back that title up, and this is the obvious "follow-up" to AIWFCIY's multi-year-spanning reign at #1.
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Post by jenglisbe on Sept 27, 2022 21:18:04 GMT -5
Mariah should start trying to push and promote this more during the holiday season. the original Darlene Love version is getting bigger each year and probably hasn't seen its ultimate Hot 100 peak yet. My worry is that if Mariah gave her version too big a push, it'd kill the original's momentum. That said, now that Mariah's really leaning into "Queen of Christmas," she needs a second perennial holiday hit to back that title up, and this is the obvious "follow-up" to AIWFCIY's multi-year-spanning reign at #1. The thing is, she doesn't need to go all out promoting it or even try to usurp Darlene's version. Little things like putting up a lyric video (or any kind of video for it!) and performing it a bit more (though she did include it on the bonus to the Apple special last year) would help it. People clearly love the song and her version, so the basics are enough.
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Post by colson on Sept 27, 2022 22:18:28 GMT -5
What's the 3rd most streamed song from Merry Christmas?
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Post by jenglisbe on Sept 28, 2022 8:38:16 GMT -5
What's the 3rd most streamed song from Merry Christmas? "O Holy Night." It has more YouTube views than "C(BPCH)" since it has a video, but it falls behind in overall streams because "C(BPCH)" is ahead on Spotify. It's hard to fully know because we don't have numbers for Amazon streams and "Hark!" does well there (thus its Gold cert), but it seems like these are the rankings for the album: 1. All I Want for Christmas Is You - 10x platinum 2. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - 1x platinum 3. O Holy Night - Gold 4. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Gold 5. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Gold "Silent Night" may be next as it has the fifth most Spotify streams for the album and even made the Digital Songs chart in 2009. That makes sense as opening tracks usually get a benefit.
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Post by Leigh on Sept 28, 2022 9:39:25 GMT -5
I'd love for her to perform Hark more often - I always loved the arrangement they used for the Beacon shows. It was such a great opener, suits her current voice well and lets her just take her time - allowing her to give some moments of drama!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Nov 13, 2022 11:41:38 GMT -5
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Post by Positive Tension on Nov 19, 2022 0:51:41 GMT -5
Wow, the overall streams for this song are really good - it should cross 200m in no time!
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 19, 2022 11:23:49 GMT -5
Wow, the overall streams for this song are really good - it should cross 200m in no time! Yup. It had solid digital sales, too. It was of course certified Platinum earlier this year. That's really good for a holiday album track. That's why I wish they would at least make a lyric video for it; it could be doing even better. Its YouTube streams are poor, but that's because all they have for it is an audio video.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Nov 25, 2022 12:41:49 GMT -5
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 25, 2022 12:51:13 GMT -5
^ Great news!! I am flummoxed as to why there isn't at least a lyric video for this one on YouTube. It has always been the second biggest song on Merry Christmas, and even if Mariah wants to push her originals more (understandably), making a lyric video or other basic video for this is so simple and wouldn't distract from her originals.
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Post by colson on Nov 25, 2022 22:51:40 GMT -5
^ Great news!! I am flummoxed as to why there isn't at least a lyric video for this one on YouTube. It has always been the second biggest song on Merry Christmas, and even if Mariah wants to push her originals more (understandably), making a lyric video or other basic video for this is so simple and wouldn't distract from her originals. Yes, especially with it improving it's stream each season. I wouldn't mind her perform it in concert too but that would border on her trolling a certain someone. :)
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 26, 2022 6:46:06 GMT -5
^ Great news!! I am flummoxed as to why there isn't at least a lyric video for this one on YouTube. It has always been the second biggest song on Merry Christmas, and even if Mariah wants to push her originals more (understandably), making a lyric video or other basic video for this is so simple and wouldn't distract from her originals. Yes, especially with it improving it's stream each season. I wouldn't mind her perform it in concert too but that would border on her trolling a certain someone. :) I'm perched to see if it's part of the MSG shows and the CBS special. In terms of her popular holiday songs, it's easily top 3 so to that end she 'has' to include it. She hasn't usually made it part of her specials, though (she didn't do it for the ABC special, the Hallmark special, or the initial Apple special), and with the Darlene stuff it will be interesting lol.
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