Mariah Carey Merry Christmas II You ★★★ Sixteen years have passed since Mariah Carey released her first blockbuster holiday album, but she hasn't lost her desire to dress up in a Santa suit or the silky flexibility of her voice. Her take on a new batch of traditionals like "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is straightforward and sweet, full of strings and torchy piano arrangements and outfitted with a cameo from her opera-singer mom, Patricia, on "O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus." Half of the disc's new originals are ballads — including "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" and "One Child," both thick with gooey orchestration — but Mariah bops to a schoolyard-chant beat on "Oh Santa!" and digs out a retro groove for "When Christmas Comes." It's hard to figure out what's "extrafestive" (as the full song title promises) about her "All I Want for Christmas Is You" update, and far easier to determi -ne what's wrong with "AuldLang Syne" (an awkward dance beat), but the LP's warm heart is in the rightplace. 玛丽亚凯莉发行他首张一鸣惊人的圣诞专辑Merry Christmas已经有16年，16年来她并没有 不想重新穿上圣诞老人装、和丢掉像丝绸般圆滑的嗓音。 专辑收录了简单、甜美的管弦乐，加上钢琴编曲的全新"O Little Town of Bethlehem"。 以及邀请曾经是歌剧歌手的母亲Patricia合唱了一曲"O Come All Ye Faithful"。 专辑中原创作品有一半是抒情曲－包括"Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"和 "One Child"，这两首歌都有非常感性的编排－但咪咪同时也创作了一首非常具有高校风 格的"Oh Santa!"，以及一首带有复古的"When Christmas Comes"。 很难体会Extra Festive版本的All I Want for Christmas Is You是EXTRA在哪，而且也很 容易感觉到"Auld Lang Syne"的舞曲节奏中有些不搭嘎，但整张专辑在此时此刻，是一张 让人温暖的作品。 -- ▃▃ ▃▃ ︵ ◢ ◢ ▕ ▏ （Ｚ） ◣ ▕ ⊙-⊙▏ 愚蠢之人！你忘了余之容颜了吗? ︶ ︵ ⊙ ◥ 皿 （ =◢˙ ◢◢ ◢◣◢◣ 暴れん坊将军 ψQSWEET ︶ 皿◤◣◢ ██▼██ ◣ 【普】 --

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