Source: Mariahdailyjournal.com
The Conflict: Can Mariah Carey's classic holiday song melt the cold hearts of Christmas scrooges?
So, the past couple of Showdowns we've examined have been entirely theoretical, but today we actually have some life experience related to the matter at hand.
We have long believed in the magical powers of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Released 13 years ago, it's the only Christmas song to reach iTune's top 10 most downloaded list, and it continually tops Billboard charts every December. Love Actually, one of our favorite holiday movies, seems to be based entirely on this song.
If commercial success weren't enough, there's that warm fuzzy feeling we get every time we hear the simple chimes of a xylophone at the very beginning of the song. It gives us just enough time to shush everyone so they can enjoy the greatness about to play out.
From there it just gets better, the slow start, the piano that speeds the song up, the backup vocals, the lamest bass line ever, the jingle bells, Mariah's voice reaching octaves inaccessible to humans and, most of all, the title lyric that fills our heart with love for love.
We thought this song was enough to cure even the most extreme cases of bah humbuggery. But something happened this past weekend that changed the world as we knew it.
While at a deejay-it-yourself holiday party, we thought it would be okay to bring on the Christmas cheer with the best holiday song ever...because we attended the holiday party to celebrate the holidays, right? But no, completely shut down. It was exclusively a Neutral Milk Hotel kind of night. No festive songs at all.
Based on experience, it looks like the win goes to the Scrooges.
Honestly though, we don't want to live in a world where there's no "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at holiday parties. We're going to go on naively believing everyone is as into this song as they should be. In fact, we bet Mariah sends plenty of indie-Scrooge hearts aflutter when there's no one else around.
Source: Eonline.com
Are we wrong? Are there any other songs out there that you believe can warm the coldest of hearts? Has anyone else unexpectedly experienced the Mariah Carey backlash? Let it all out in the Comments.
Every year at this time the Aspen Skiing Co. (Skico) wages an effort to convince customers there is no need to fear a condition best described as Preparation X. The Skico delays the majority of advance X Games work until after the holiday rush.
There may be confusion that the beginners' area called Panda Peak is affected by X Games work. A portion of the area was off limits to the public. Skico spokesman Jeff Hanle said a private company held a Christmas party at Bumps recently and rented part of Panda Peak for tubing. The tubing area was left intact because Mariah Carey was bringing in some underprivileged children from Denver for a party last Friday.
Skico officials felt it was worth using part of Panda Peak for a charitable cause. "It's not a big Hollywood party," Hanle said. The Winter X Games 12 will be held Jan. 24-27.
Source: AspenTimes.com
Last week, Mariah had arrived in Aspen, Colorado for her traditional Christmas vacation with her family and friends. This time, newly added family member - the dog Jack Junior joined the group. In the pictures below from Sunday (December 23), Mariah is photographed outside the Joan Boyce jewelry store.
Source: MariahDailyJournal.com
To all my Honey B. Fly members and my fans around the world. I want to wish you and those you love a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season!
I have so many exciting things in store for you in '08 including a new
album that I can't wait for you to hear. Hope to see you all verrry soon!
Wishing you a very festive holiday season with peace and happiness throughout
the New Year!
Cast your VOTE for Mariah's fragrance M by Mariah Carey at the 8th Annual Basenotes Fragrance Awards. By submitting your views on your favorite fragrances, you have the chance to win a $ 250 voucher for FragranceNet. Closing date for entries is 31 December 2007.
Source: MariahCarey.com
Janet is featured in the January/Febuary issue of Blender magazine, where there is a section of "Everything You Need to Hear in 2008", she is one of the "You-Need-To-Hear" list. Here's the brief article:
DREAM COLLABORATION - Now that Janet and Mariah Carey are on the same label, will we finally hear thier supaerstar duet? jackson is optimistic: "It's something we both want to do. Hopefully we'll get it done."
Source: Janet-online.com
Cast: Mariah Carey, Adam Rothen berg, Ethan Peck, Lance Reddick
Director: Aaron Woodley
Writer: Russell Schaumburg
Producer: Lee Daniels
Executive Producers: Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
Status: Post-Production
Synopsis: Two brothers, Carter and Ellis, embark on a journey from New Mexico to find their estranged father in the hopes of saving Ellis, who has been diagnosed with terminal leukemia. Along the way they meet Krystal, an aspiring singer who joins them on their journey.
Source: ElephantEyefilms.com
America's cell phones are ringing with the seasonal sounds of holiday ringtones from SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT's Commercial Music Group (CMG) with Mariah Carey's yuletide classic, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," leading the pack with sales of more than 1.2 million and a new RIAA platinum certification. Last year, when the track struck Gold status, Mariah's holiday gem became the very first seasonal Mastertone to be awarded an RIAA certification.
Other top selling yuletide ringtone titles this year from the CMG include Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby," Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" (released this year), Frank Sinatra's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad," "O Holy Night" from South Park, and Vince Guaraldi's "The Charlie Brown Theme." The top seven seasonal ringtones (Mastertone and Ringbacks) from the CMG have sold more than 2.3 million units so far this year.
In 2006, the Top 5 Christmas songs from the CMG accounted for 49% of all Christmas Mastertone sales. Last year, Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" brought home an astounding 23% of all seasonal Mastertone sales and 56% of all holiday Ringback sales.
Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the highest charting Christmas release so far this year on the Billboard Hot Ringmasters chart, where it has reached #3. The song is currently #8 on the Nielsen SoundScan Digital Songs chart and #7 on the Nielsen SoundScan Hot Digital Tracks chart.
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" was first heard as a key track on Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas album. Originally released in 1994, Merry Christmas has gone on to become one of the top-selling holiday collections of all time, selling more than 11 million copies worldwide while earning 5x platinum certification from the RIAA.
Source: Sys-con.com
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (December 12, 2007) – In his new film, “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan,” Adam Sandler plays a buffed-up, trained assassin – not to mention a wizard with the crimping iron.
Sandler plays the title character, Zohan – a Mossad agent who fakes his own death so he can move to New York and become... a hairstylist.
The film also stars Rob Schneider, Henry Winkler, Talia Shire and even features a cameo from Mariah Carey.
For your first look at the trailer for the film, CLICK HERE!
“You Don’t Mess With The Zohan” hits theaters June 6.
Source: AccessHollywood.com
