To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Mariah Carey’s seminal Merry Christmas album, Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings will re-release the LP with several new variations in December. Each version includes “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” as a bonus track. To preorder, head HERE.
A new limited edition 2 LP set features Mariah’s full Merry Christmas album on disc one and the newly remastered version of her 1994 St. John of the Divine concert on disc two. This deluxe set, available on December 13th, also includes a 24-page photo booklet of Carey’s Christmas journey and a special Mariah Christmas card, all housed in a hardbound package.
Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” will be the subject of several single offerings with different bonus tracks and previously unreleased new cover art for each; with each single offering is expected to ship around December 6th.
Every year since 2019, Merry Christmas has re-entered the Top 200 charts and ranks as one of the three most commercially successful holiday albums ever made. “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” has climbed to No. 1 on the Hot 100 every year since 2019, and spent 12 total weeks at No. 1 as of November 2023. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” became Carey’s 19th Hot 100 No. 1 in 2019, extending her record for the most No. 1s of any solo artist.
Carey also just kicked off Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time, making stops in 20 cities across the country. Performances include the famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and more before wrapping on December 17th in her hometown of New York City.
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