Merry Christmas is the first Christmas album, and the fourth studio album, by Mariah Carey. Released by Columbia Records on October 28, 1994, "All I Want for Christmas is You" went on to become the best-selling singles & best holiday ringtone in the United States
Songs[]
| # | Title | Written by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Silent Night" | Franz Xaver Gruber |
| 2 | "All I Want for Christmas is You" | Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff |
| 3 | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam |
| 4 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich Phil Spector |
| 5 | "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" | Carey Afanasieff |
| 6 | "Joy to the World" | Traditional Hoyt Axton |
| 7 | "Jesus Born on This Day | Carey Afanasieff |
| 8 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | J. Fred Coots (music) Haven Gillespie (lyrics) |
| 9 | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"/"Gloria In Excelsis Deo" | Cummings Mendelssohn Traditional |
| 10 | "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" | Traditional |
| 11 | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" |
Personnel[]
| Person | Instrument(s) | Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Mariah Carey | lead vocals | |
| background vocals | 6–8, 10 | |
| Loris Holland | Hammond B-3 organ piano |
1, 9, 10 |
| Melonie Daniels Kelly & Shanrae Price |
background vocals | 1–10 |
| Buddy Williams | drums | 1 |
| Walter Afanasieff | keyboards | 2–9 |
| synthesizer | 2, 3 | |
| Hammond B-3 organ | 3, 6, 8 | |
| claps tambourine |
10 | |
| Dann Huff | guitar | 2–4, 6, 8 |
| Lenny Pickett | baritone saxophone tenor saxophone |
4 |
| Omar Hakim | drums | 4, 8 |
| Randy Jackson | bass guitar | |
| Greg Phillinganes | piano | |
| David Silliman | percussion | |
(David, Nathan & Wayne Daniels) Janaye, Jazzmin & Jodi Walton |
children's choir | 7 |
| Cindy Mizelle | background vocals | 9 |
| Bernard Davis | drums | 10 |
| Kirk Lyons | bass guitar |
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