Mariah really went all out for her Christmas album. Those vocals!
The way she rips my pathetic atheist soul into shreds with Oh Holy Night
And she goes OFF on JOWAWC as well.
Though I also love how in many of the songs she focused on creating songs with a classic carol feel instead of her vocal acrobatics, like with Silent Night, Jesus Born on This Day, Hark The Herald Angels Sing.
And Miss You Most is such a beautiful song. I remember at her Beacon Theater concert I was talking to a lamb and said "Imagine if she sings Miss You Most!" and he was like "Oh I don't really like that song that much"
I was absolutely DEVASTATED.
Imo the weakest part of the album is JTTW. It's cute but it's like in between dance pop and sort of gospel-esque but not enough of neither. Idk the arrangement is just too cheesy for me.
Also Santa Claus is Coming to Town just reuses AIWFCIY but when I ignore that fact it's great on it's own