Mariah Carey is an American singer,songwriter,record producer,and actress. Dubbed the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records,Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range,melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register. An influential figure in music,she was ranked as the fifth greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023.
"O Holy Night" is a sacred song about the night of the birth of Jesus Christ,described in the first verse as "the dear Saviour",and frequently performed as a Christmas carol. Based on the French-language poem Minuit,chrétiens,written in 1843 by poet Placide Cappeau,it was set to music by composer Adolphe Adam. The English version,with small changes to the initial melody,is by John Sullivan Dwight.
American singer Mariah Carey has released 88 official singles,22 promotional singles,and has made 30 guest appearances. Her self-titled debut album in 1990 yielded four number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100,the first being "Vision of Love",a song credited with revolutionizing the usage of distinguished vocal stylings,predominantly the practice of melisma,and effectively influencing virtually every female R&B performer since the 1990s. Subsequent singles "Emotions" (1991) and Carey's cover of the Jackson 5 track "I'll Be There" (1992) continued the singer's streak of US number-one singles,with the latter becoming her fourth chart-topper in Canada and first in the Netherlands. With the release of Carey's third studio album,Music Box (1993),the singer's international popularity surged upon release of "Hero" and the album's third single,her cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You",which became the singer's first number-one single in several countries across Europe.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album,Merry Christmas (1994). She wrote and produced the song with Walter Afanasieff. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 29,1994,by Columbia Records. The track is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes,backing vocals,and synthesizers. It has received critical acclaim,with The New Yorker describing it as "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon". The song has become a Christmas standard,with a significant rise in popularity every December.
Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey,released on December 4,2001,by Columbia Records. Released after her departure from Columbia,the album includes most of Carey's singles from 1990 to 2000,spanning her tenure at the label. It features her then fifteen US number-one singles,along with the UK number-one hits "Without You" and "Against All Odds".
#1's is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey,released by Columbia Records on November 17,1998. The album contained Carey's then thirteen number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100,as well as four new songs. In Japan,the album also included her popular single,"All I Want for Christmas Is You",which was Carey's biggest selling single there. The album has sold 16 million copies globally.
Merry Christmas is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey,and her first Christmas album. Released by Columbia Records on October 28,1994,at the peak of the initial stretch of Carey's career,between Music Box (1993) and Daydream (1995),the album features cover versions of popular Christmas songs in addition to original material. Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff,with whom she wrote all of the original tracks,as well as producing Carey's interpretations of the covered material. Three singles were released from the album,of which "All I Want for Christmas Is You" went on to become one of the best-selling singles of all time and the best-selling Christmas ringtone in the United States.
American singer Mariah Carey has released fifteen studio albums,two soundtrack albums,eight compilation albums,four extended plays,and one remix album. Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time,having sold over 220 million records globally. She was presented with the Millennium Award at the 2000 World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of the millennium. According to the RIAA,she is the highest-certified female artist and tenth overall recording artist with shipments of 75 million albums in the US. She is also ranked as the best-selling female artist of the US Nielsen SoundScan era (1991–present) with album sales of 55.5 million.
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is a pop song originally sung by Darlene Love and included on the 1963 compilation album A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records (later renamed A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector). The song was written by Ellie Greenwich,Jeff Barry,and Phil Spector.
"Angels Cry" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her twelfth studio album,Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009). It was written and produced by Carey,Tricky Stewart and James "Big Jim" Wright,with additional songwriting from Crystal Johnson. On the album's track listing,"Angels Cry" is preceded by a one-minute,four second prelude called "Angel ",which consists of Carey performing purely in her whistle register. The prelude then leads into "Angels Cry",a song about trying to fix a broken relationship because true love only happens once. Carey released "Angels Cry" as a remix single featuring Ne-Yo in January 2010 for a proposed Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel remix album called Angels Advocate,which was ultimately shelved.
Merry Christmas II You is the thirteenth studio album and second Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released by Island Records on November 2,2010. Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant. She was the executive producer of Merry Christmas II You and worked with various record producers,including Bryan-Michael Cox,Jermaine Dupri,Randy Jackson,James Poyser,Marc Shaiman,James "Big Jim" Wright and Johnny "Sev" Severin of RedOne. The album features Carey's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on "O Come All Ye Faithful" / "Hallelujah Chorus". The album serves as a sequel to her fourth studio album Merry Christmas (1994). It is composed of original songs and covers,ballads and uptempo tracks,incorporating R&B,soul,and house music in its composition.
"Oh Santa!" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album,Merry Christmas II You (2010). Carey wrote and produced the song in collaboration with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 1,2010 by Island Def Jam Records. It is an up-tempo R&B song about Carey making a plea for Santa Claus to bring back her partner in time for the Christmas holidays. It received a positive response from music critics,with many praising its composition and style.
"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album,Merry Christmas II You (2010). The second single from the album,an extended play consisting of nine remixes was released by Island on December 14,2010. Using the Robert Burns poem "Auld Lang Syne," Carey along with Randy Jackson and Johnny "Sev" Severin (of RedOne) composed a new arrangement,added lyrics and re-titled it. The track garnered a negative response from critics,all of whom disliked how Carey had changed the poem into a house song. An accompanying music video was released featuring a pregnant Carey singing in front of a background of exploding fireworks. "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" charted on the lower regions of the South Korean international singles charts and at number nine on the US Holiday Digital Songs chart.
"Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album,Merry Christmas II You (2010). It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Lyrically,it is about finding love during the Christmas season. The track garnered positive reviews from critics,with one describing it as an outstanding performance and the only song on the album that could compare to one of Carey's previous Christmas singles,"All I Want for Christmas Is You". It was released as a promotional single in December 2012. An accompanying lyric video was released,and Carey has performed "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" live on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Centre event and during her December 2014 Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You,A Night of Joy &Festivity.
"You Don't Know What to Do" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey included on her fourteenth studio album,Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014),and features rapper Wale. The track was released on June 30,2014,as the third single from the album. It was written by Wale,Carey,Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox,with production helmed by the latter two. The song contains an interpolation of "I'm Caught Up in a One Night Affair" written by Patrick Adams and Terri Gonzalez,both of whom received songwriting credits as a result. The single's artwork caused controversy when the media criticised Carey for photoshopping and re-using images of herself. Carey herself later expressed her discontent on the matter,stating that she had no knowledge of the single's artwork until it was released.
"One Child" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album,Merry Christmas II You (2010). It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Backed by a children's choir,the lyrics are about the birth of Jesus. "One Child" received a mixed to negative response from critics,many of whom disapproved of the overbearing sentiment. In the United States,the track peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Gospel Digital Chart,and on the lower regions of the South Korea international single's charts. Carey performed the song at the Christmas in Washington event in November 2010.
All I Want for Christmas Is You,a Night of Joy and Festivity was the second concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. Originally performed annually at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan,New York,the residency began on December 15,2014,and ended on December 15,2019,after completing eight legs and fifty-six shows in various countries around the world. The main set list for the show encompassed songs from Merry Christmas and Merry Christmas II You,alongside additional non-holiday tracks from Carey's discography.
Shon Seung-wan,better known by her stage name Wendy (웬디),is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet. In 2021,she made her solo debut with the EP Like Water. In 2022,she became a member of SM Entertainment's supergroup Got the Beat.
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special is a Christmas special starring Mariah Carey that premiered on December 4,2020,on Apple TV+. It was directed by Hamish Hamilton and Roman Coppola and executive-produced by Hamilton,Coppola,Carey,Ian Stewart,Raj Kapoor and Ashley Edens. The special centers around a holiday crisis in which the North Pole has to call Santa Claus's friend,Mariah Carey,to help.
"Merry Christmas Ahead",also known as "Merry Christmas in Advance",is a song by South Korean singer-songwriter IU featuring Thunder. It is the sixth track on her third extended play (EP),Real,which was released on December 9,2010. It entered the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart,peaking at number seven. In the following years,"Merry Christmas Ahead" became one of the most popular South Korean Christmas songs,re-entering charts each year in December. It was listed among the most successful songs of the 2010s by the largest Korean music streaming service,Melon. IU has performed it on television programs and has included it in the set list of several of her concert tours.
