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Post by cking33 on Nov 1, 2010 0:36:00 GMT -5
My two cents:
She did a really nice job putting this together. Well done, with a little bit for everyone. It's complete with traditional songs, solid original songs and fun upbeat numbers. The highlights for me are the original songs. I think they're all solid. "When Christmas Comes" does sound like it should be on Mimi. Great throwback, Donnie Hathaway-like feeling to that one.
Oh Santa! is a great, great pop tune, and should help promote the album. It's instantaneously accessible and her vocal is strong. "Christmastime is in the Air Again," took a few listens, but I do like it. I didn't think she had it in her to come up with a jazzy-type standard like that. It's a great quiet song. But the knockout came with "One Child." Sign me up for more of this. I honestly thought this was some traditional song that she was covering that I had never heard before, then I looked and saw she did it with Marc Shaiman. It feels that familiar. This has to go to AC at some point. It's tailor-made for it.
AIWFCIY is the only missed opportunity I feel. I thought she could've gone with an acoustic or ballad version of it and that would've been fantastic. All we get is basically the same song. And "Oh Holy Night" doesn't need to be on there either. I also wasn't crazy for the sexed up final minute of "The First Noel." That came out of nowhere, haha. But overall, you can tell she didn't just throw this together willy-nilly. She took the time to bring some fresh ideas to familiar songs, came up with some good original songs and gave strong vocals throughout. Her whisper voice on some songs, I thought it fits the album and the mood just fine. I like it. Overall, a fitting successor to her first album. And in some ways, I think it's better.
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rodrigo
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Post by rodrigo on Nov 1, 2010 8:25:25 GMT -5
Overall, a fitting successor to her first album. And in some ways, I think it's better. yeah, i kinda share that opinion too.
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Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Nov 1, 2010 12:18:36 GMT -5
^ so she's not whispering in Charlie Brown Christmas? k. Ok, so 2 out of 13. If you want to call that whispering then ok. That track, the way they went about it, the way is lay back and chill... her vocals fit perfectly. And she's not really whispering a la O Holy Night 2000. Anyhow, I love the CD. She did an incredible job, IMO ofcourse. Her duet with her mom is epic and One Child is just beautiful.
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Post by Envoirment on Nov 1, 2010 12:52:57 GMT -5
The album has been pushed back for the UK D: I really want to get my hands on it :/
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Nov 1, 2010 12:53:19 GMT -5
Mariah to Celebrate Holiday Season with TV Special Posted by Lynn on Monday, 01-Nov-2010, 11:05AM EDT Impending motherhood isn't slowing Mariah Carey down.
The songbird will appear in an ABC special, Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You, to air Dec. 13 (9 p.m. ET).
Carey will sing from the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles, performing classics and other songs from her new holiday album, Merry Christmas II You.
The show will also feature the multi-Grammy winner surprising fans by granting their special wishes. Source: People
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Post by cutiepie² on Nov 1, 2010 13:31:44 GMT -5
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Post by rosenkavalier on Nov 1, 2010 13:44:33 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2010 13:58:20 GMT -5
^ Hot!
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 1, 2010 14:08:32 GMT -5
I literally cannot stop playing "Auld Lang Syne". Amazing.
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Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Nov 1, 2010 14:47:05 GMT -5
I literally cannot stop playing "Auld Lang Syne". Amazing. I love it and I find myself putting it on repeat all the time. I like the feel of the song. And I absolutely love the whistle thing she does at the end 3x So catchy.
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Post by worldwide on Nov 1, 2010 15:24:22 GMT -5
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MiniMusic
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 1, 2010 15:43:14 GMT -5
At Target, do they have the CD+DVD edition?
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 1, 2010 16:13:21 GMT -5
At Target, do they have the CD+DVD edition? I'm pretty positive that in the US the CD + DVD combo is only available through HSN unfortunately. Internationally the combo is available at a variety of retailers.
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Post by bruno on Nov 1, 2010 16:15:29 GMT -5
OMG! I can't wait to watch the music video for Oh Santa!!!!
Mariah looks gorgeous!!!!
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MiniMusic
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 1, 2010 16:37:13 GMT -5
At Target, do they have the CD+DVD edition? I'm pretty positive that in the US the CD + DVD combo is only available through HSN unfortunately. Internationally the combo is available at a variety of retailers. Ah man. Usually new CDs are 9.99 at Target, since this one is 11.98 I thought the extra price was because of a DVD? Guess not. Still picking this up, CANNOT WAIT to hear it! Anybody have a link to a preview of the album?
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Post by rodrigo on Nov 1, 2010 16:39:01 GMT -5
she looks really pretty... i'm not sure if her hair and clothes match the concept, but that's mariah...
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Post by weaver on Nov 1, 2010 17:52:42 GMT -5
she looks really pretty... i'm not sure if her hair and clothes match the concept, but that's mariah... Well she's kinda dressed like Ms. Claus right? I think she looks beautiful in that shot. Can't wait for the vid- guess it's out soon right?
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 1, 2010 17:54:46 GMT -5
Pretty!
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Post by ₫anny Jerz ♔ on Nov 1, 2010 18:10:04 GMT -5
She looks amazing in those previews.
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Post by rosenkavalier on Nov 1, 2010 19:47:06 GMT -5
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Post by Eqbk on Nov 1, 2010 19:53:06 GMT -5
^^^ Thanks for posting. She looks gorgeous in the preview and those legs :o
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Post by Gold Soundz on Nov 1, 2010 20:48:24 GMT -5
Great angle...I think they shot it from way above, just like they did Lauryn Hill's Doo Wop video (she was also about 5 months pregnant at the time).
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Post by carrieidol1 on Nov 1, 2010 21:53:52 GMT -5
i know this is off topic, but "Don't Forget About Us" is probably the hardest song of Mariah's to find.... Does anyone have a download of it I can use? I went on itunes, and they only have the remix......
if anyone could pm a link to me that would greatly be appreciated.
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MiniMusic
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Post by MiniMusic on Nov 1, 2010 22:39:29 GMT -5
Can't wait to have this in my hands tomorrow!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2010 23:02:00 GMT -5
All Music Guide gave the album 3/5 Slant Magazine gave the album 2.5/5 Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ Us Magazine gave the album 3.5/5
I have not been able to find any other reviews by anyone other than fans/blogs
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Post by twilight on Nov 1, 2010 23:48:15 GMT -5
She looks Great !
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Diego
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Post by Diego on Nov 2, 2010 3:06:23 GMT -5
she looks really pretty... i'm not sure if her hair and clothes match the concept, but that's mariah... Well she's kinda dressed like Ms. Claus right? I think she looks beautiful in that shot. Can't wait for the vid- guess it's out soon right? Tuesday!
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 2, 2010 4:55:20 GMT -5
All Music Guide gave the album 3/5 Slant Magazine gave the album 2.5/5 Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ Us Magazine gave the album 3.5/5 I have not been able to find any other reviews by anyone other than fans/blogs The US magazine review was 3.5/4, not out of 5. I bought the album today! Another Mariah classic to add to my collection!
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Diego
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Post by Diego on Nov 2, 2010 6:34:31 GMT -5
Top 20 on iTunes (#19)
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 2, 2010 7:10:30 GMT -5
For those buying the album digitally, you can get it from Itunes for $9.99, but it's cheaper at Amazon for $7.99. At Amazon you can also get a remix of "Oh Santa" called the Low Sunday Edit. It's a dance remix, though the pace of the song is actually slowed down. I don't care for it much, but if you're into that sort of remix you might like it!
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