Rap-Up.com || Mariah Carey Previews Christmas Album

’Tis the season for Mariah Carey. The festive diva rang in the holidays early by appearing on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) to play snippets of her holiday album Merry Christmas II You, due November 2. The sequel to her best-selling Christmas album of all-time includes production from Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Randy Jackson, Marc Shaiman, James “Big Jim” Wright, James Poyser, and more.

Mimi hits the high notes on the ballad “The First Noel,” cooing over an emphatic snare drum on “Little Drummer Boy,” and fronts a gospel choir on “O Come All Ye Faithful,” a duet with her mother Patricia Carey.

“A lot of people look at making a Christmas album like, ‘Oh, it’s just a throwaway thing and then I’ll do my real album,’” said the Christmas queen. “For me, these are timeless pieces of work that can last year after year after year and so I want to be able to listen to it.”

Kick off the holiday season now by listening to the clips and interview below.

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16 Comments

cash
October 20th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Wow, she really took it to church, her vocal prowess is still there. I cant even begin to think how amazing the whole album is going to be. She went OFF !

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woooow
October 20th, 2010 at 9:09 am
MIMI STILL GOT IT!
amazing.

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coco
October 20th, 2010 at 9:09 am
This is gonna be amazing. Mariah owns Christmas. LOL

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MCLUV
October 20th, 2010 at 9:45 am
Wow…Great vocals on this. Can’t wait to hear the whole album.

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Madaboutmariah
October 20th, 2010 at 11:08 am
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montrell
October 20th, 2010 at 11:27 am
DAMN MIMI STILL GOING HAM AFTER ALL THESE YRS DEFINETLY ADDING THIS TO THE XMAS CD COLLECTION WITH MY LAFACE FAMILY CHRISTMAS, BOYZ II MEN CHRISTMAS INTERPETATIONS ALBUM! AND LETS NOT FORGET HER FIRS CHRISTMAS CD! CANT WAIT

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Billy
October 20th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Amazing Vocals As Always, Cant Wait To Buy This Album Love You Mariah x

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jeremydante
October 20th, 2010 at 11:32 am
so excited about this album – cannot wait!!!

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donnie
October 20th, 2010 at 11:36 am
GO MIMI! i like how this cd sounds! this just might be a masterpiece it did take you a long time to complete it so it should be worth the money im sure its a quality mimi album

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Kristopher
October 20th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Oh my, oh my, this is too good to be true!!! Mariah’s the greatest!!! xD

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moomoo
October 20th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Studio tricks? She’ll never be able to pull this off live, not without lipsynching. Oh well, at least it sounds good on record.

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mark
October 20th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
@moomoo, which artist can sound like that in the studio!!!!!

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chov55
October 20th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
OMG!!!!Mariah is my everything..i live to listen her music, i love her. So, you can understand how I’m in this moment. I can’t wait till Nov.2 when Marry Christmas II You drops out…I’ll be counting every day, hour, minute, and second.

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anonymous
October 20th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
HAHAHAHA! MARIAH KNOOOOOOOOWS THAT SHE SHUTS CHRISTMAS DOWN LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK W THEM ROYALTY CHECKS!!! LIKE SHE SAID
YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR!

LOL …. LETS EAT!

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Joel, Jamaica
October 20th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
NO one does a Christmas Album like Mariah Carey, can’t wait to have the CD in my hand. Similar Christmas albums i Love “Natalie Cole” and “Toni Braxton’s SNOWFLAKES”

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davidf
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am
THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS FOR ME CAUSE OF THE NEW MUSIC I ALWAYS PLAY HER FIRST ALBUM A LOT , BUT NEW SOUNDS NEW FEELINGS , I WISH I COULD MAKE AN ALBUM LIKE THOSE SOMEDAY, JUST A DREAM BUT LEAVE IT TO MIMI SHE HAS THE CREATIVITY TO WRITE AND COMPOSE ANY TUNE. 18 NO. 1′S .AND THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS SONG AND ALBUM I’M PROUD BECAUSE SHE IS A GENUINE ARTIST AND VOCALIST.

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