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Original price was: $59.99.$30.00Current price is: $30.00.Mariah Carey didnt become the Queen of Christmas just because of her fervent love of the holiday. Or as the result of a brilliant marketing plan. The iconic singer earned her title by way of her blockbuster Merry Christmas, a 1994 album that quickly joined the likes of Bing CrosbysWhite Christmas, A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra, and Nat King ColesThe Christmas Songas an all-time holiday vocal classic. Featuring a balanced mix of inspired originals and well-chosen covers, Careys fourth studio record has only grown in stature as new generations discover its magic. Mobile Fidelitys 30th anniversary edition reissue ofMerry Christmasmakes her spellbinding performances and upper-tier register come alive like never before.
Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and strictly limited to 4,000 numbered copies, the pioneering labels 180g 45RPM 2LP set ofMerry Christmasplays with riveting detail, depth, and dimensionality. Available in audiophile quality for the first time since its original release three decades ago, and featuring the bonus track God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, the nine-times-platinum set breathes with a newfound transparency that enhances the spirituality, passion, and festive tenor of Careys singing.
Benefitting from the superb definition afforded by the wide 45RPM grooves, the music takes on a heightened energy and anticipatory emotion synonymous with the holiday season. Careys signature vocals explode with liveliness and dynamics, the full scope of her acrobatic range presented in clear, transparent sound that practically places her on a small stage in your listening room. This collectible version also breathes with the kind of warmth, intimacy, and coziness you want from a landmark vocal album.
Recorded when Carey helped put diva back into everyones vocabulary,Merry Christmasgave the New York native another smash right out of the box. What nobody knew at the time was the degree of the albums staying power and how, many years removed from its initial promotion cycle, its legend would still grow and even spark a 2010 sequel. Having re-entered the Top 200 charts every year since 2019,Merry Christmasranks as one of the three most commercially successful holiday LPs ever made and, in due time, will likely earn the top distinction in that class. A global blockbuster, it seamlessly ties together Christian, gospel, and secular threads and speaks to a boundless audience, independent of denomination.
Most obviously, the record remains inescapably connected to All I Want for Christmas Is You, an uptempo anthem that towers as a holiday standard and one of the biggest-selling singles in history. Punctuated with celesta chimes, sleigh bells, springy keyboards, and joyous beats, the song echoes the simple albeit engaging melodies and doo-wop style of beloved holiday classics of yore and blends such elements with contagious dance-pop rhythms to create an atmosphere rich in joy, wonder, and excitement. Radiant with golden soulfulness and sincere conviction, Careys exuberant singing and on-point phrasing put it all over the top. And how.
The song stands as the only effort in Billboard history to top the Hot 100 chart during at least three separate runs. Careys blockbuster has already hit No. 1 during five runs, spanning every year between 2019 and 2024. Thats just one of the many records the singer holds and only one of the multiple highlights fromMerry Christmas, which includes two other Carey-penned originals, Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) and Jesus Born on This Day.
Though slightly lesser known, Careys remarkable rendition of Darlene Loves Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) further links her album with the big, lush, Wall of Sound heritage that helped inspire its production. Careys heartfelt take and transformation of the traditional Santa Claus Is Coming to Town into an animated tune that even adults can believe, as well as her clairon reading of Joy to the World cleverly augmented with bits of Three Dog Nights 1971 hit of the same name further reinforce her status as Queen of Christmas.
At the peak of her powers, Carey finds equivalent success when tapping more spiritual veins. Witness the reverence she brings to the timeless carol Silent Night, the piousness she invests in Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child, and the sacred feeling she conveys throughout O Holy Night. Youll also never think of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) the same way again after hearing Mimi pour her heart and soul into them, and pair the songs together.
Indeed, its Careys pliable voice, melismatic technique, and five-octave range on display here in definitive fashion coupled with her undeniable love for Christmas and understanding of the religious significance of the season that makeMerry Christmasa must-have holiday staple. And on Mobile Fidelitys LP, something you better add to your wish list.
