Merry Christmas

by Mariah Carey, Adolphe Adam, George Frideric Handel, Felix Mendelssohn, Hoyt Axton

Overview

Vocal gymnastics and Christmas songs are not often thought of as a compatible combination, but on Merry Christmas, Mariah Carey jumps, climbs, crawls, twirls, and dashes her way through both traditional fare and original Christmas songs. She shifts through styles, offering fans from all musical camps a gift of their own. There is even a "Joy to the World" medley mixing the old and the new: the traditional Christmas song and the Three Dog Night hit. And, as usual, her gospel-voiced background singers are out in full force. There are two ways to enjoy this album. One is to sit back and revel in Carey's vocal fireworks, and the other is to pour yourself a glass of eggnog, get cozy by the tree, and have yourself a Merry Christmas.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/01/1994
Label:	Sony
UPC:	0074646422229
catalogNumber:	64222
Rank:	16940

Tracks

1. Silent Night
2. All I Want for Christmas Is You
3. O Holy Night
4. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
5. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
6. Joy to the World
7. Jesus Born on This Day
8. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)
10. Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mariah Carey   Primary Artist,Vocals,Background Vocals
Omar Hakim   Drums
Robert Clivillés   Bass,Percussion,Drums
David Cole   Bass,Percussion,Drums
Nathaniel Daniels   Choir, Chorus
Loris Holland   Piano,Hammond Organ,Hammond B3
Dann Huff   Guitar,Rhythm Guitar
Kirk Lyons   Bass,Bass Guitar
Cindy Mizelle   Background Vocals
Greg Phillinganes   Piano
Lenny Pickett   Baritone Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone,Soloist
Walter Afanasieff   Synthesizer,Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Hammond Organ,Tambourine,Hand Clapping,Synthesizer Bass,Hammond B3
Randy Jackson   Bass,Bass Guitar
Melonie Daniels   Background Vocals
Kelly Price   Background Vocals
David Silliman   Percussion
3*D   Choir, Chorus
Shanrae Price   Background Vocals
Bernard Davis   Drums
Wayne Daniels   Choir, Chorus
Tabith Shinique Owens   Choir, Chorus
Jazzmin Walton   Choir, Chorus
David Daniels   Choir, Chorus
David Cole   Drums
Nathan Daniels   Choir, Chorus
Jodi Walton   Choir, Chorus
Buddy Williams   Drums

Technical Credits

Adolphe Adam   Composer
George Frideric Handel   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Hoyt Axton   Composer
Ellie Greenwich   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Mariah Carey   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Dana Jon Chappelle   Engineer
Gary Cirimelli   Programming,Digital Programming
Robert Clivillés   Programming,Percussion Programming
David Cole   Programming
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
David Gleeson   Engineer
Jay Healy   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Loris Holland   Arranger,Producer
Dan Shea   Programming
Isaac Watts   Composer
Lowell Mason   Composer
Charles Wesley   Composer
Walter Afanasieff   Arranger,Composer,Programming,Producer,drum programming
Christopher Austopchuk   Art Direction
Joseph Mohr   Composer
John Sullivan Dwight   Composer
Traditional   Composer
John Freeman Young   Composer
William Hayman Cummings   Composer
David Cole   Bass Programming,Percussion Programming