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Post by cking33 on Nov 5, 2010 11:36:48 GMT -5
So I listened to the preview clips on iTunes once again, and I will definitely be buying this. I don't think the live "O Holy Night" and the remix of AIWFCIY were necessary though. She should have left them off, or included two other songs that weren't on the Merry Christmas album instead. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and maybe "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" would have been nice... I would've like to hear "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" as well. I was also hoping to hear her own version of "Where are You Christmas?" but oh well.
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 5, 2010 11:40:59 GMT -5
So I listened to the preview clips on iTunes once again, and I will definitely be buying this. I don't think the live "O Holy Night" and the remix of AIWFCIY were necessary though. She should have left them off, or included two other songs that weren't on the Merry Christmas album instead. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and maybe "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" would have been nice... I would've like to hear "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" as well. I was also hoping to hear her own version of "Where are You Christmas?" but oh well. It's possible that she wasn't allowed to put "Where Are You Christmas?" on the album considering she wasn't even allowed to release it in the first place. Faith Hill also didn't include it on her Christmas album which I simply can't understand unless she too wasn't allowed to do so. It's such a shame because it's an absolutely gorgeous song, but as you said, oh well...
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 5, 2010 11:44:48 GMT -5
"Auld Lang Syne" is far and away my favorite track from the album (with "Oh Santa!" following). I couldn't say whether or not the song utilizes a "cheap 90s dance beat" as I've never been a connoisseur of dance music (new or old). Nevertheless, I like what I hear (whatever that is) and feel like it perfectly accomplished what it set out to do: encapsulate the celebratory/joyful feel of a typical New Year's celebration into an all-around enjoyable four minute song. Everything is perfect, down to the inclusion of the kazoos.
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Post by beach1 on Nov 5, 2010 11:56:15 GMT -5
^ who seriously produce a song to sound like a cheap 90s dance beat on purpose? LOL It may be hard to believe, but some people like the sound of 90s dance music, much of which sounded kind of cheap compared to dance music today. Plus I think there might have been a reason they kept the instrumental kind of underproduced; so that the instrumental doesn't take away too much focus from the rest of the song. It's a style of its own and has certain qualities. I think it's very obvious that they tried to make it sound like 90s dance music on purpose. I mean, are you seriously trying to say that they were trying to make it sound like a modern dance song and it just happened to come out sounding like a 90s dance song? I don't think so.
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Post by r.enato on Nov 5, 2010 12:03:20 GMT -5
^ It makes sense when you put it that way, but tbh, I don't know if I'd rather believe it was on purpose or not, LOL.
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Post by beach1 on Nov 5, 2010 12:11:47 GMT -5
^ Well thinking about what I said again, I guess it could have been unintentional. :/ I was just hypothesizing..
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Post by rodrigo on Nov 5, 2010 12:46:25 GMT -5
for me, the Auld Lang Syne sound is on porpuse.
the prodution is really corny, but it sure sounds like one of those dance songs to sing and dance drunk during the new year's eve.
i think mariah wanted that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2010 12:55:54 GMT -5
ALS sounds no cheaper than Rihanna's "Only Girl" or Usher's "DJ" or Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" or any of those other popular songs on the radio so whatever. It's festive and I like it! Yes it does
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Post by apoleb on Nov 5, 2010 13:09:53 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the whispering when she does it through out the song, but what I mind is the schizophrenic switch between belting and soft whispering which makes no emotional sense.
The standouts for me are Charlie Brown Christmas, Christmas Time is in the Air Again and somewhat surprisingly The First Noel. The latter isn't getting much love, but I find the phrasing superb. Christmas Time is in the Air Again should have been the single, as it's the only original song that could have had any lasting impact; it's also intelligently written. Charlie Brown Christmas is just gorgeous from top to bottom; one of the best covers she's ever done with so many subtleties in the phrasing.
Unfortunately, like all Mariah albums, the lows are really low. All I want and O Holy Night are sort of unnecessary. Here Comes Santa Claus is downright embarrassing, One Child is too much cheese for my taste. And you can only bet on Mariah to make a "baby-making" Christmas song ("can't wait to unwrap your love") in When Christmas Comes which sounds like a generic UAC song.
Oh Santa is actually pretty cool, but it won't stand the test of time.
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Post by cjay on Nov 5, 2010 13:11:57 GMT -5
I would've like to hear "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" as well. I was also hoping to hear her own version of "Where are You Christmas?" but oh well. It's possible that she wasn't allowed to put "Where Are You Christmas?" on the album considering she wasn't even allowed to release it in the first place. Faith Hill also didn't include it on her Christmas album which I simply can't understand unless she too wasn't allowed to do so. It's such a shame because it's an absolutely gorgeous song, but as you said, oh well... Yes, it is a very gorgeous song. And I was upset that it was not included on Faith's X-mas album. In fact, I decided not to buy the album because of the exclusion. I just downloaded the track from itunes and called it a day. But I really wanted Mariah to cover the song since she wrote it. Also, I've also wanted to here Mariah's take on the Christmas Song. Currently my favorite versions of the song are: 1) Toni' Braxton's and Natalie Cole. I've always wondered what Mariah would sound like on this song.
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Post by colson on Nov 5, 2010 13:13:59 GMT -5
^I thought I read Mariah said she would never do 'The Christmas Song' b/c Nat King's version is untouchable?
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Post by cjay on Nov 5, 2010 13:18:27 GMT -5
Basically I've come to the conclusion that the only reason AIWFCIY and OHN are on the Christmas album is to stop people from buying the older x-mas album and purchase the new one. So any person who hears AIWFCIY and wants to purchase a whole holiday album from her will likely buy the new x-mas album--especially if they end up liking Oh Santa too. Basically it is a gimmick to get more people to buy this one. Sony will be pissed ;) It will work with me. I never purchased her orginial x-mas album. I was considering it. Then I heard she was coming out with another xmas album and thought "oh shit, now i'm going to purchase both of her holiday albums." But now that she included my two favorite songs from the first xmas album, I will only purchase the new one!
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Post by cjay on Nov 5, 2010 13:21:37 GMT -5
^I thought I read Mariah said she would never do 'The Christmas Song' b/c Nat King's version is untouchable? Sorta makes since. But knowing Mimi she probably doesn't want to cover it because people will compare her version to the original and slam hers. Everyone will complain that she whispers through the entire song etc... lol.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 5, 2010 13:23:25 GMT -5
ALS is a mess.
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 5, 2010 13:27:48 GMT -5
ALS is a mess. ALS >>>>>> MAP2.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 5, 2010 13:30:34 GMT -5
ALS is a mess. ALS >>>>>> MAP2. ??? Wut is dat?
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Post by rodrigo on Nov 5, 2010 13:31:39 GMT -5
It's possible that she wasn't allowed to put "Where Are You Christmas?" on the album considering she wasn't even allowed to release it in the first place. Faith Hill also didn't include it on her Christmas album which I simply can't understand unless she too wasn't allowed to do so. It's such a shame because it's an absolutely gorgeous song, but as you said, oh well... Yes, it is a very gorgeous song. And I was upset that it was not included on Faith's X-mas album. In fact, I decided not to buy the album because of the exclusion. I just downloaded the track from itunes and called it a day. But I really wanted Mariah to cover the song since she wrote it. Also, I've also wanted to here Mariah's take on the Christmas Song. Currently my favorite versions of the song are: 1) Toni' Braxton's and Natalie Cole. I've always wondered what Mariah would sound like on this song. i hate toni's version. it's too long and she sings it too sensual...
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Post by r.enato on Nov 5, 2010 13:33:37 GMT -5
Basically I've come to the conclusion that the only reason AIWFCIY and OHN are on the Christmas album is to stop people from buying the older x-mas album and purchase the new one. So any person who hears AIWFCIY and wants to purchase a whole holiday album from her will likely buy the new x-mas album--especially if they end up liking Oh Santa too. Basically it is a gimmick to get more people to buy this one. Sony will be pissed ;) It will work with me. I never purchased her orginial x-mas album. I was considering it. Then I heard she was coming out with another xmas album and thought "oh s**t, now i'm going to purchase both of her holiday albums." But now that she included my two favorite songs from the first xmas album, I will only purchase the new one! Which is a shame since the 1st one is amazing and the 2nd one is nice.
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Nov 5, 2010 13:36:04 GMT -5
ALS is a mess. Most of this cd is a mess. But ALS is the best she's offered us up on this album.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 5, 2010 13:40:02 GMT -5
ALS is a mess. Most of this cd is a mess. But ALS is the best she's offered us up on this album. LOL, no.
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Nov 5, 2010 13:40:28 GMT -5
When are some of these great songs gonna be sent/played on radio?! It's November, dammit!! :(
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Post by The Northern Star⭐ on Nov 5, 2010 13:48:31 GMT -5
Most of this cd is a mess. But ALS is the best she's offered us up on this album. LOL, no. Right. The whole CD is incredible IMO. I'll be reviewing in full soon but I love every song. I really love Here Comes Santa Claus, O Come All Ye Faithful, When Christmas Comes, the First Noel, and O Little Town of Bethlehem. You can really feel this CD.
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Post by colson on Nov 5, 2010 13:49:44 GMT -5
Is One Child a new song? I really like that one.
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Nov 5, 2010 13:52:43 GMT -5
Is One Child a new song? I really like that one. Sure is, and needs to be heard on radio as well. lol She has 1 for literally all formats.
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Post by colson on Nov 5, 2010 13:56:39 GMT -5
Right. The whole CD is incredible IMO. I'll be reviewing in full soon but I love every song. I really love Here Comes Santa Claus, O Come All Ye Faithful, When Christmas Comes, the First Noel, and O Little Town of Bethlehem. You can really feel this CD. Yeah, it's a great album. I was surprised to like it so much.
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Nov 5, 2010 14:00:05 GMT -5
Mariah Set for 16th Top 10 on Billboard 200 Posted by Lynn on Friday, 05-Nov-2010, 9:46AM EDT Mariah Carey's second Christmas album, "Merry Christmas II You," could move around 50,000 to 60,000, placing it in the top five on the chart. While those figures seem a bit smallish for Carey (her last album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," bowed with 168,000 at No. 3), keep in mind that Holiday efforts tend to start slower than regular studio sets, and then build larger sales weeks in the march towards the Christmas holiday. If "Merry" performs to expectations this week, it would mark the diva's 16th top 10 set. Among women, only Barbra Streisand (with 30) and Madonna (19) have had more. Source: Billboard
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 5, 2010 14:07:42 GMT -5
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 5, 2010 14:11:10 GMT -5
ch 'When Christmas Comes' sh*ts on that Euro-Trash mess.
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Post by r.enato on Nov 5, 2010 14:16:34 GMT -5
ch 'When Christmas Comes' sh*ts on that Euro-Trash mess. Time and time and time again.
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Post by cjay on Nov 5, 2010 14:19:21 GMT -5
Yes, it is a very gorgeous song. And I was upset that it was not included on Faith's X-mas album. In fact, I decided not to buy the album because of the exclusion. I just downloaded the track from itunes and called it a day. But I really wanted Mariah to cover the song since she wrote it. Also, I've also wanted to here Mariah's take on the Christmas Song. Currently my favorite versions of the song are: 1) Toni' Braxton's and Natalie Cole. I've always wondered what Mariah would sound like on this song. i hate toni's version. it's too long and she sings it too sensual... Which is why I love it. It's got that Jazzy and semi-sensual tone to it. It's not as traditional as everyone else makes it. I also LOVE Toni's Snowflakes x-mas album because it wasn't the traditional silent night, joy to the world etc. I am not a fan of traditional x-mas music being rehased by 2 million different artists every year. I like that she made x-mas album theme about "Love." X-mas is my favorite time of year and I also view as the most romantic time of year... "Snowflakes of Love" is almost exactly how I view X-mas and the whole winter season!
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