Merry Christmas II You

~ Release by Mariah Carey (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Worldwide, except Algeria, Japan & Morocco

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (intro)
recording engineer and mixer:
John Richards
additional assistant engineer:
Steve Genewick
additional engineer:
Brett “Snacky” Pierce
producer:
Mariah Carey and Marc Shaiman
instruments arranger and orchestrator:
Brad Dechter and Marc Shaiman
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 Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 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 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
Mariah Carey0:23
2Oh Santa!
assistant recording engineer:
Martin Cooke, Marcus Johnson, Thomas Kanarek, Peter Mack and Nicholas Essig
recording engineer:
Brian Garten (lead vocals [vocal]), Kevin Guarnieri, John Horesco and Sam Thomas
producer:
Mariah Carey, Bryan‐Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri
assistant mixer:
Damien Lewis
mixer:
Phil Tan
bass:
Randy Jackson
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jermaine Dupri
keyboard [keyboards] and percussion:
Bryan‐Michael Cox
background vocals:
Melonie Daniels, Angie Fisher, Sharlotte Gibson, Maryann Tatum and Toni Scruggs
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Guardian Angel Studios in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States, Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Ninja Beat Club in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Oh Santa!
writer:
Mariah Carey, Bryan‐Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri
Mariah Carey3:31
3O Little Town of Bethlehem / Little Drummer Boy (medley)
producer:
Mariah Carey and James “Big Jim” Wright
orchestrator:
Brad Dechter and Marc Shaiman
medley including a cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music, International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, 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 Carey3:32
4Christmas Time Is in the Air Again
recording of:
Christmas Time Is in the Air Again
Mariah Carey3:02
5The First Noel/Born Is the King (interlude)
Mariah Carey4:33
6When Christmas Comes
recording of:
When Christmas Comes
writer:
Mariah Carey and James Poyser
Mariah Carey4:46
7Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)/Housetop Celebration
cover recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (arr. Ployhar)
writer:
Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman
arranger:
James Ployhar
arrangement of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Mariah Carey3:28
8Charlie Brown Christmas
recording of:
Charlie Brown Christmas
Mariah Carey2:49
9O Come All Ye Faithful / Hallelujah Chorus
Mariah Carey feat. Patricia Carey3:38
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 (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Mariah Carey5:00
11One Child
recording of:
One Child
Mariah Carey4:26
12All 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 (in 1994) and Columbia Records (in 2024)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 1), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 5), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 11), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 31), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 54), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 55), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 65), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 67), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 78) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (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, Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell
Mariah Carey4:02
13Auld Lang Syne (The New Year’s Anthem)
recording of:
Auld Lang Syne (The New Year’s Anthem)
writer:
Robert Burns, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson and RedOne
Mariah Carey3:48