Mariah Carey is an American singer,songwriter,record producer,and actress. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records,she is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of music and is noted for her songwriting,five-octave vocal range,melismatic singing style and signature use of the whistle register. An influential figure in popular music,Carey is credited with influencing vocal styles,merging hip-hop with pop through her collaborations and popularizing remixes. She has also been dubbed the "Queen of Christmas" for the enduring popularity of her holiday music,particularly the 1994 song "All I Want for Christmas Is You",which is the best-selling holiday song by a female artist.
"O Holy Night" is a sacred song about the night of the birth of Jesus Christ,described as 'the dear Saviour' in the original,and frequently performed as a Christmas carol. Originally based on a French-language poem written in 1843 by poet Placide Cappeau,it was set to music by composer Adolphe Adam in 1847. The English version,with small changes to the initial melody,is by John Sullivan Dwight. The carol reflects on the birth of Jesus as humanity's redemption.
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.
"When You Believe" is a song by American singers Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. The song was made for the 1998 DreamWorks musical animated feature The Prince of Egypt. It was written and composed by Stephen Schwartz. A pop single version of "When You Believe",with additional music and lyrics by writer-producer Kenneth Edmonds (Babyface),was also recorded for the film's end credits and its soundtrack album by DreamWorks Records. Additionally,the song serves as the soundtrack's lead single on November 2,1998 and for both Houston's fourth studio album,My Love Is Your Love by Arista Records and Carey's first compilation album,#1's by Columbia Records. The original version of the song,featured in the narrative portion of the film,is performed by Sally Dworsky,Michelle Pfeiffer,and a children's choir soloist Andrew Bryan. "When You Believe" is described as a big ballad,with meaningful and inspirational lyrics,describing the ability each person has to achieve miracles when they reach out to God and believe.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album,Merry Christmas (1994). Written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff,the song 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-songwriter Mariah Carey,released in the United States on December 4,2001,by Columbia Records. It is a greatest hits double album:CD 1 is primarily a collection of Carey's hits from 1990 to 1995,while CD 2 is primarily a collection of hits from 1995 to 2000. In 2011,the album was re-issued outside the US with the same track listing,titled The Essential Mariah Carey.
#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.
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 seasonal compilation album,A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector. The song was written by Ellie Greenwich,Jeff Barry,and Phil Spector.
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 and 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,Bryan-Michael Cox and Rapper Anduers 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 and 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 and 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,known professionally as Wendy,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.
GD &TOP was a South Korean hip-hop/pop duo formed by G-Dragon and T.O.P,the rappers of the K-pop boy band Big Bang in 2010. The release of their first album,GD &TOP (2010) was a commercial success becoming one of the best selling albums of the year in South Korea,and spawning the top-five hits "High High","Oh Yeah",and "Knock Out" on the Gaon Digital Chart. After a five-year hiatus,they released the single "Zutter",which peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart.
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.
