Merry Christmas

~ Release by Mariah Carey (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

Special USA Only Limited Release from 7 Eleven Stores.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-02 04:09 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 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 (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
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.
43:41
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 (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67)
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, Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell
4.554:01
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 (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
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
3.54:27
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
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) and Sony Music Entertainment (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.
42:36
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 (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1994)
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
44:33
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 (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:
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, Tamal Vista Music and Wallyworld Music
is based on:
Joy to the World
is based on:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
44:20
7Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (Anniversary Mix)
2:46