Merry Christmas (deluxe anniversary edition)

~ Release by Mariah Carey (see all versions of this release, 24 available)

Annotation

Countries where available (iTunes + Spotify)

(As of 2020-11-25).

  • Eastern Asia: 🇯🇵 Japan (jp)
Annotation last modified on 2020-11-25 04:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Silent Night
producer:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
Hammond organ and piano:
Loris Holland
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recording of:
Silent Night (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
publisher:
Ruby Holland Music, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
3.53:42
2All I Want for Christmas Is You
additional programming:
Dan Shea
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 97)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.254:02
3O Holy Night
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass synthesizer, drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
guitar family:
Dann Huff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recording of:
O Holy Night (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc. and Wallyworld Music
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
3.654:27
4Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar family:
Dann Huff
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
percussion:
Dave Silliman
piano:
Greg Phillinganes
solo baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (from 1994 to present, in 2024) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
cover recording of:
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Malt Shoppe Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Steeplechase Music, Trio Music Co., Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.52:35
5Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recording of:
Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc. and Wallyworld Music
44:34
6Joy to the World
bass guitar programming:
Robert Clivillés and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Robert Clivillés and David Cole (US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory)
guitar family:
Dann Huff
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Mariah Carey, Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
cover recording of:
Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song)
lyricist:
Hoyt Axton and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Hoyt Axton and George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music and Wallyworld Music
is based on:
Joy to the World
is based on:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song)
lyricist:
Hoyt Axton and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Hoyt Axton and George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music and Wallyworld Music
is based on:
Joy to the World
is based on:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
3.654:20
7Jesus Born on This Day
additional programming:
Dan Shea
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Mariah Carey, Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
choir vocals:
3D (former Choir Child with Mariah Carey), David Daniels (Motown, Columbia Vocals & Arrangements), Nathan Daniels, Wayne Daniels, Jr., Tobitha Shinique Owens, Janaye Walton, Jazzmin Walton and Jodi Walton
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recording of:
Jesus Born on This Day
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs and Sony Songs Inc.
33:43
8Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass guitar:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Omar Hakim
guitar family:
Dann Huff
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
percussion:
Dave Silliman
piano:
Greg Phillinganes
background vocals:
Mariah Carey, Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
33:25
9Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (in excelsis Deo)
programming:
Walter Afanasieff
synthesizer programming:
Gary Cirimelli
co-producer:
Loris Holland
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
Hammond organ and piano:
Loris Holland
keyboard:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Cindy Mizelle, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (in excelsis Deo)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
publisher:
Ruby Holland Music, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Wallyworld Music and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
medley of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
medley of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
33:01
10Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child
co-producer:
Loris Holland
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
bass guitar:
Kirk Lyons
drums (drum set):
Bernard Davis
Hammond organ and piano:
Loris Holland
handclaps and tambourine:
Walter Afanasieff
background vocals:
Mariah Carey, Melonie Daniels, Kelly Price and Shanrae Price
vocals arranger:
Mariah Carey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994) and Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recording of:
Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
publisher:
Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Ruby Holland Music, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, Wallyworld Music and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
34:29
11God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
assistant engineer:
Chris Theis
engineer:
Jay Healy
co-producer:
Loris Holland
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
vocals:
Mariah Carey
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
publisher:
Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc. and Wallyworld Music
arrangement of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
41:18
Digital Media 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude
recording of:
Sugar Plum Fairy
Mariah Carey0:44
2All I Want for Christmas Is You (live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
live recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Mariah Carey5:06
3Silent Night (live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
live recording of:
Silent Night (Mariah Carey arrangement)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
publisher:
Ruby Holland Music, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Mariah Carey3:44
4Joy to the World (live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
live recording of:
Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song)
lyricist:
Hoyt Axton and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Hoyt Axton and George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music and Wallyworld Music
is based on:
Joy to the World
is based on:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
Mariah Carey5:40
5Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) (live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
live recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (in excelsis Deo)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey and Loris Holland
publisher:
Ruby Holland Music, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Wallyworld Music and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
medley of:
Angels We Have Heard on High
medley of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Mariah Carey3:03
6Jesus Born on This Day (live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
live recording of:
Jesus Born on This Day
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Rye Songs and Sony Songs Inc.
Mariah Carey3:46
7Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2024)
live cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Mariah Carey3:27
8Oh Santa!
assistant recording engineer:
Martin Cooke (engineer), Marcus Johnson (jazz keyboardist, composer and producer), Thomas Kanarek, Peter Mack and Nicholas Essig
recording engineer:
Brian Garten (lead vocals [vocal]), Kevin Guarnieri, John Horesco and Sam Thomas (producer / engineer)
producer:
Mariah Carey, Bryan‐Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter) and Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
assistant mixer:
Damien Lewis
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
bass:
Randy Jackson (brother of Michael and Janet)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
keyboard [keyboards] and percussion:
Bryan‐Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter)
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Angie Fisher, Sharlotte Gibson, Maryann Tatum and Toni Scruggs
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Guardian Angel Studios in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States, Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Ninja Beat Club (Phil Tan's studio) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Oh Santa!
writer:
Mariah Carey, Bryan‐Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter) and Jermaine Dupri (American rapper, record producer, actor & DJ)
Mariah Carey43:31
9Christmas Time Is in the Air AgainMariah Carey43:02
10When Christmas Comes
recording of:
When Christmas Comes
Mariah Carey & John Legend4:46
11The Star
producer:
Mariah Carey and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2017)
recording of:
The Star
writer:
Mariah Carey and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
Mariah Carey4:01
12Lil Snowman
recording of:
Lil Snowman
Mariah Carey3:19
13Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (anniversary mix)Mariah Carey2:46
14All I Want for Christmas Is You (So So Def remix)Mariah Carey feat. Jermaine Dupri & Bow Wow43:44
15All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah’s new dance mix extended 2009)Mariah Carey6:42
16Joy to the World (Celebration mix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1994)
remix of:
Joy to the World by Mariah Carey
recording of:
Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song)
lyricist:
Hoyt Axton and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Hoyt Axton and George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music and Wallyworld Music
is based on:
Joy to the World
is based on:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
Mariah Carey58:00
17Joy to the World (Flava mix)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1994)
remix of:
Joy to the World by Mariah Carey
recording of:
Joy to the World (Mariah Carey song, based off both the Christmas carol and the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song)
lyricist:
Hoyt Axton and Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Hoyt Axton and George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music and Wallyworld Music
is based on:
Joy to the World
is based on:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
Mariah Carey57:06
18Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude (a cappella)
recording of:
Sugar Plum Fairy
Mariah Carey0:41
19All I Want for Christmas Is You (live at the Tokyo Dome)Mariah Carey4:55