Merry Christmas II You: An Official Review

Updated to Add: Umm well clearly my finger is on the pulse today cause Mr. Mariah Carey just confirmed that she's pregnant with twins. Umm, amazing! Congratulations to the sweet family!

Warning: This review was not sponsored or compensated.

As a connoisseur of Mariah Carey from her earliest days, I am a bit of an expert on all things Mariah.

This might disturb a great number of you.. but just hang in there. I found Mariah at a time in my life when I was just waiting for a hero to come along... with the strength to carry on... I'm sorry, what was I saying?

Anyways, I was super-pumped when Mariah released Merry Christmas II You this year.

And without further ado, my review, song by song:

1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town Intro. Why do they waste my time with intros? It's just confusing.
2. Oh Santa! This is the "single" from this Christmas album and it's definitely a keeper. Sure, her voice isn't what it used to be but you'll get this number stuck in your head for sure.
   
3. O Little Town of Bethlehem & Little Drummer Boy Medley. Little Drummer Boy is one of my least favorite Christmas songs... but this song is sorta-sweet. I usually listen to half before skipping to the next song.
   
4. Christmas Time is In the Air Again. In general, I'm just not a fan of the song. She sounds alright but it's just not my speed. Too slow for my tastes, I think...
   
5. The First Noel & Born is the King Interlude. I hate when we mix songs. Can't we just sing them individually?
   
6. When Christmas Comes. This song is okay. A jazzy little number, even if her voice is a wee bit screechy. But for some reason it's just not catchy enough for me to love.
   
7. Here Comes Santa Claus -- Housetop Celebration. A little party number complete with full-blown house party in the background. This song has a little rap, a little hip-hop. WIN! I always crank this one and probably look strange in traffic. Whatever!
   
8. Charlie Brown Christmas. I've never made it through the whole song... cause I thought it was instrumental. Turns out she does sing in the middle. But it doesn't matter, cause I'm not listening to it.
   
9. O Come All Ye Faithful -- Hallelujah Chorus. This song is nice, although I think if it were a tiny bit more upbeat it would have been perfect. I love Mariah with a choir, not gonna lie. Yes, some of her high notes should be illegal but we all already knew that.
   
10. O Holy Night, Live. Mariah in her heydey. WIN! I put this one on repeat.
    
11. One Child. Has this song been done before? Was it on her last Christmas album?? Cause it seems very familiar...
    
12. All I Want for Christmas is You, Extra Festive Version. Let's be honest, this is why I bought this CD. The Christmas classic cranked up with a hip-hop beat. I especially like the end of the song for some reason...
    
13. Auld Lang Syne -- The New Year's Anthem. Ok, this was a total unexpected WIN! Not gonna lie, the first time I heard this song I burst into tears in the first minute... and then it went into the hip-hop beat? Amazing!
    

So folks... let's hope you all can forgive me for my horrible taste in music.

It's really just a part of my charm.

Be honest... who else is rocking out to the new Mariah CD??

(Just me then??)