Rap-Up.com || New Music: Mariah Carey & John Legend

Mariah Carey kicks off the holiday season on her joyful new collaboration with John Legend, “When Christmas Comes.” The pop diva duets with the R&B crooner on the soulful James Poyser production, which originally appeared on her 2010 holiday album Merry Christmas II You. A video was shot over the weekend in Los Angeles.

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MyCooL
November 15th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
OMG YES!!!! The Queen of Christmas and my favorite male singer are doing what they do best!!! AHHHHHHHHHH I love their voices together!! <3 YES!!!! Thank u!

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WRTW? Reply:
November 15th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
@MyCooL, The Queen of Christmas, overkill much?

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Mariah Queen Reply:
November 16th, 2011 at 11:18 am
@WRTW?, She is the Queen of Christmas, where were you?

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Destined
November 15th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Loves it!

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uhuh
November 15th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Yo, my nigga John must be gettin some serious ass with his piano talent. not from mariah but you know.

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KMart
November 15th, 2011 at 1:27 pm
NiiCE!!
2 more days to find out what her “christmas present” will be!!

*also download Ludacris’ new mixtape!!

L4L.DTP.OVO.HBF.

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Bobby
November 15th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Well like the saying goes there is no Merry Christmas without MC! Mariah is such an amazing songwriter I don’t think most people know she wrote When Christmas Comes, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Oh Santa, One Child, Where Are You Christmas, Miss You Most At Christmas Time and Jesus Born On This Day.

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Nano
November 15th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
This is an amazing song, i´m now starting to feel the christmas spirit.

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malikMJdope
November 15th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
that did not need John Legend he sounds muted the originals fine

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mamario
November 15th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Mariah Scarey is the most cheesiest person on the planet and people only except her on the most cheesiest time of the year: Christmas!

That’s fine for me. I hope she is like Santa in the future and we will see her ugly face only for a few Christmas days and she will be vanished the 11 remaining months of the year…

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Adam Reply:
November 15th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
@mamario, Lol, I smell jealousy! You obviously need to go get some help for that problem of yours.

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Kilyan
November 15th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Better than the original !

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Jada
November 15th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
John sounds so good. Love his vocals. But they don’t blend well together because he was obviously just added in. I wish Mariah would redo just some of her vocals for her remixes again like back in the day. What happened? She should’ve matched her vocals a bit more with John’s especially with all that belting in this song! Also goes for the Bieber duet. Now that was a mess!!

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KMart Reply:
November 15th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
@Jada, yes I agree, I was almost expecting her to add vocals to this but hey I suppose she has been busy and is also working on her 2012 album.

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lea
November 15th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Great vocals but it should’ve been rerecorded!!

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NikkiIsChillin
November 15th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
This sounds amazing. So festive. Loves it!

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LilRoyalty
November 15th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Yaaaaaay MC & John Legend together..HER VOCALS R THE BOMB LIKE ALWAYS..LOVE JOHN WIT THEM STRONG VOCALS..YAAAAAY VID COMIN SOON.

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Sally
November 15th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I agree, Mariah is belting too much and too high for it not to be re-recorded. She also didn’t lower the key for Justin with AIWFCIY and Bieber clearly couldn’t keep up with her AT ALL therefore ruining the duet. Lately Mariah has been a bit lazy when it comes to her remixes. It’s a waste working with such talented people like John Legend on these cut and paste type of duets (the only time that it worked was for Whever you call). I really hope John and Mariah will work on an original song together someday. Let me be clear, the duet version is NOT bad but I’m a bit dissappointed with this after how AMAZING they were on their duet ‘With you I’m born again’.

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Ross Reply:
November 15th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@Sally, I dont know what people really expect. Even if she “tones” down her voice she will always out shine the voices of other. Justin B. didnt stand a chance and thats all on him.

Love her or hate her, there is no denying her voice.

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Rib
November 15th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I like it and I think she did re do her vocals the beginning and end are different.

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MrTruth
November 15th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
What a beautiful song it puts me in such a good mood! Johnn Legend is amazing I love his soulful voice. Mariah’s vocals are on fire !!! Pregnancy definately made her voice stronger, love her! WONDERFUL DUET !!! I just can’t stop listening to it…

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jarvis Reply:
November 15th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
@MrTruth, I agree the pregnancy did make her voice stronger..now that the pregnancy she gave her voice a rest..now we can hear the old mariah on her new (not christmas) album.i think she needed to stop singing for a while just to rest it..at she ain’t whispering in this song…this song would’ve sounded better her just singing it through without john legend hlp..he should’ve just played the piano
:-)

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DieGO
November 15th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
Love this amazing MC

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sbrom
November 15th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
it wouldn’t be christmas without Mariah! I wish Monica would do a christmas song/album too, my other favorite! Been loving her singles lately, especially “Until It’s Gone”

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Celina
November 16th, 2011 at 4:38 am
Sounds dope! MC looks so good too, love her.. Check out my girl Jessica Ashley doing it big.. jessicaashleyk on youtube.

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