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Post by KMJ1 on Oct 13, 2010 7:55:44 GMT -5
This song is gonna be huge, it's already doing well, without anything. It's a christmas song, so it isn't receiving any airplay yet, but watch you will hear this everywhere. It is amazing ! no. in weeks from now when its still lingering on the outer edges of the iTunes 200 or whatever, you'll be saying, "well its doing alright considering its still not the week before X-Mas etc etc.." LOL
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Post by rosenkavalier on Oct 13, 2010 7:59:22 GMT -5
1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Intro) 2. Oh Santa! 3. O Little Town of Bethlehem / Little Drummer Boy (Medley) 4. Christmas Time Is in the Air Again 5. The First Noel / Born is the King (Interlude) 6. When Christmas Comes 7. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) /Up On The Housetop Celebration 8. Charlie Brown Christmas 9. O Come All Ye Faithful / Hallelujah Chorus (feat Paricia Carey) 10. O Holy Night(Live from WPC in South Central Los Angeles) 11. One Child 12. All I Want for Christmas is You (Extra Festival) 13.Auld Lang Syne (The New Year‘s Anthem) 14. Oh Santa! [Pre-Order Only]
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 13, 2010 8:04:58 GMT -5
Ah good, it's updated. I'll pre-order now. Was just making sure Auld Lang Syne wasn't an HSN (or other store) exclusive.
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Post by Where will Mimi be? on Oct 13, 2010 10:26:51 GMT -5
OMG is this flopping already????? God save Mimi!
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 13, 2010 10:28:12 GMT -5
I love Oh Santa! the more I hear it. It's awesome!
BTW, on my way to work they played Fantasy. That song sounds so fresh till this day, it would've so been a hit today as well. Classic stuff.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 13, 2010 10:55:30 GMT -5
OMG is this flopping already????? God save Mimi! Don't worry, it will be back next month! ;)
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Post by weaver on Oct 13, 2010 11:29:39 GMT -5
true, but that's what they said about her Oprah perforance of her Foreigner cover. It barely did anything after the fact. In fact, didn't Obsessed get the boost? We'll see... I think we can all agree "Oh Santa!" is much more suited for the downloading public than a remake of a sappy eighties ballad (which I loved by the way ). Regardless, the added promo will undoubtedly provide the song with a nice digital boost (though how much of a boost remains to be seen). I think it's safe to say we can't really all agree on anything, although I do agree with you that this has more potential than a sappy eighties ballad. I'm still bad, btw, that Hate U wasn't single #2. Maybe it would still have flopped, but it's still better than a Foreigner cover.
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 13, 2010 12:21:51 GMT -5
Random but, I'm really loving Dreamlover lately. It's so light and fun, never appreciated it this much before.
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Post by Bojangles on Oct 13, 2010 12:35:17 GMT -5
Pictured below are Mariah, Randy Jackson & LA Reid at Westlake studios in Los Angeles during the recording of the Merry Christmas II You album.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 13, 2010 12:44:42 GMT -5
I'm still bad, btw, that Hate U wasn't single #2. Maybe it would still have flopped, but it's still better than a Foreigner cover. It would have done a hell of a lot better. Especially at Urban radio.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 13, 2010 15:26:49 GMT -5
I sure hope the live O Holy Night isn't that stoopid whisper-fest from 2001 or whatever. That was so awkward mixing her whispers with the '94 version of full, powerful voice. If she were to do it "live" (and I doubt she ever has, nor could she these days), she should try a new arrangement as to not compare herself to, well, herself.
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Post by r.enato on Oct 13, 2010 15:30:33 GMT -5
^ I really think it is that version.
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Post by worldwide on Oct 13, 2010 15:34:07 GMT -5
Where did Oh Santa go? I don't see it on itunes?
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 13, 2010 15:38:47 GMT -5
That's what makes me worried for this Xmas album. Her first was SO good, but post-Mottola, she's struggled with having her own idea of what sounds good. Christmas albums are rarely "okay." They're either great, or a giant suck-fest. With Mimi these days, you just gotta pray that the songs turned out good by chance (cause it probably won't be by her own doing).
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Post by bruno on Oct 13, 2010 15:47:47 GMT -5
Where did Oh Santa go? I don't see it on itunes? It's at #362, right now on iTunes USA But keep in mind that this is the only holiday song in the Top 1,000 iTunes chart!!!!
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 13, 2010 15:50:48 GMT -5
I thought you were supposed to get the single when you pre-ordered the album. Not so?
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Oct 13, 2010 15:54:22 GMT -5
He has a really big break between his chest voice and whistle register. But the whistle register isnt bad at at. I believe he hold the record for highest note hit by a male or something like that. But he isn't really a vocalist, as witnessed by that video.
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Post by bruno on Oct 13, 2010 15:55:26 GMT -5
I thought you were supposed to get the single when you pre-ordered the album. Not so? Yes, I think so... mariahcarey.com
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2010 16:03:43 GMT -5
^ I really think it is that version. It is. Recorded from the Westwood Presbyterian Church. Thats where that one was
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 13, 2010 16:10:57 GMT -5
I sure hope the live O Holy Night isn't that stoopid whisper-fest from 2001 or whatever. That was so awkward mixing her whispers with the '94 version of full, powerful voice. If she were to do it "live" (and I doubt she ever has, nor could she these days), she should try a new arrangement as to not compare herself to, well, herself. U make it sound like she could've never sung that song live.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Oct 13, 2010 16:32:33 GMT -5
I sure hope the live O Holy Night isn't that stoopid whisper-fest from 2001 or whatever. That was so awkward mixing her whispers with the '94 version of full, powerful voice. If she were to do it "live" (and I doubt she ever has, nor could she these days), she should try a new arrangement as to not compare herself to, well, herself. U make it sound like she could've never sung that song live. No. Just saying when she "re-did" it in 2001, I'm sure she couldn't have done it then, nor since.
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Post by Gold Soundz on Oct 13, 2010 16:32:50 GMT -5
It's not the 2000 version of OHN. Mariah said all 3 rehashes are reinterpretations.
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Post by hidizzyguy on Oct 13, 2010 16:56:36 GMT -5
This morning I heard the ghostbusters song played on the radio. America isn't quite ready for X-mas music just yet. So, I'm not worried about the song's Itunes/airplay figures yet.
However, I do like how she released this single WAY IN ADVANCE. Takes me back to all her other first singles and all the "repression" nonsense.
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Post by rosenkavalier on Oct 13, 2010 18:03:09 GMT -5
Here are the 40 songs released before January 2000 that have rung up the most paid downloads, according to Nielsen/SoundScan. The number after the title is the song's total number of paid downloads, as of this week. (The count includes all versions of the song by that artist, but it doesn't include versions by any other artist.).
19. Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," 1,586,000. This zesty song from Carey's Merry Christmas album has been a holiday perennial since 1994. It's the best-selling Christmas song of the digital era..
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Post by Leigh on Oct 13, 2010 19:06:04 GMT -5
^ I really think it is that version. It is. Recorded from the Westwood Presbyterian Church. Thats where that one was What a waste of space that another song could have taken!! They've been working on this album long enough to not need to fill gaps with pre-existing songs!!
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Post by neverduplicated on Oct 13, 2010 20:11:18 GMT -5
Here are the 40 songs released before January 2000 that have rung up the most paid downloads, according to Nielsen/SoundScan. The number after the title is the song's total number of paid downloads, as of this week. (The count includes all versions of the song by that artist, but it doesn't include versions by any other artist.). 19. Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," 1,586,000. This zesty song from Carey's Merry Christmas album has been a holiday perennial since 1994. It's the best-selling Christmas song of the digital era.. Not only that, but it's the highest ranking song by a female in the top 40 digital songs released before 2000, and only one of two songs by a female in the whole top 40 (Etta James' "At Last" is at #36).
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Post by twilight on Oct 13, 2010 20:31:11 GMT -5
People calm down, the song has no airplay , is a christmas song, has just been released and it's not really the season for it yet. It's doing well on it's own merit for what it is.
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Oct 14, 2010 10:54:04 GMT -5
"Oh Santa!" #1 Holiday Song on iTunes Posted by Lynn on Thursday, 14-Oct-2010, 9:48AM EDT
According to the sites OnTheRadio.net and WindPowerSports.com, who apparently get their feed from iTunes, "Oh Santa!" is currently at #1 on Top Holiday Songs, with Mariah's other song, the holiday staple "All I Want For Christmas Is You," taking the #2 spot!
Source: OnTheRadio.net | WindPowerSports.com
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Post by weaver on Oct 14, 2010 11:52:16 GMT -5
Well that's good...although it makes me wonder how difficult it is to get #1 on the Holiday song chart in mid-October....it probably takes about 100 copies lol....
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Oct 14, 2010 11:59:34 GMT -5
^ LMAO! Probably doesn't take many at all, but it is good exposure for the song. Lol
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