Merry Christmas II You

~ Release by Mariah Carey (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (intro)
recording engineer and mixer:
John Richards (engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Steve Genewick
additional engineer:
Brett “Snacky” Pierce (engineer)
producer:
Mariah Carey and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
instruments arranger and orchestrator:
Brad Dechter and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
concertmaster:
Ralph Morrison
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 Carey30:22
2Oh 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
3O Little Town of Bethlehem / Little Drummer Boy (medley)
producer:
Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright (US producer, musician, singer and songwriter aka Big Jim)
orchestrator:
Brad Dechter and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
medley including a cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
medley including a cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Mariah Carey43:32
4Christmas Time Is in the Air AgainMariah Carey43:01
5The First Noel / Born Is the King (interlude)
Mariah Carey54:32
6When Christmas Comes
recording of:
When Christmas Comes
Mariah Carey54:46
7Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / Housetop Celebration
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (arr. Ployhar)
writer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) and Oakley Haldeman
arranger:
James Ployhar
arrangement of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Mariah Carey2.53:28
8Charlie Brown ChristmasMariah Carey42:49
9O Come All Ye Faithful / Hallelujah Chorus
Mariah Carey feat. Patricia Carey53:38
10O Holy Night (live from WPC in South Central Los Angeles)
live recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Mariah Carey55:00
11One Child
recording of:
One Child
Mariah Carey54:25
12All I Want for Christmas Is You (Extra Festive)
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.)
Mariah Carey4.254:02
13Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)
writer:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist), Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) and RedOne
Mariah Carey43:47