http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/Mariah-Carey-Merry-Christmas-Ii-You.htm ★★★★☆ Released November 2010 by Island Def Jam 玛丽亚凯莉引领着听众们进入高格调的节庆音乐当中。在上一张叫好不叫座的不完美天使 之後，本来只是计画要用几首新remix的歌曲发行混音专辑的玛丽亚，选择了在今年冬天 用全新的圣诞专辑呈现给歌迷。这张让人放松、充满欢愉气氛的圣诞专辑将会成为人们 必听的经典之作！ Mariah Carey ushers us into the holiday music season in high style. Following the relative commercial disappointment of Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel, she initially planned a remix album with a few new tracks. However, a Christmas collection was chosen instead. That seems a wise decision. The result is a relaxed, joyful and fun holiday celebration. Just like her first multi-platinum Christmas album Merry Christmas, this set of traditional carols and new holiday songs should quickly find its place on your seasonal playlist. Merry Christmas II You整体呈现了轻松舒适的雰围，但在不少片段也充满了热闹的 派对气氛。"Oh Santa!"是一首绝佳的圣诞派对歌曲。玛丽亚也改编了查理布朗圣诞 歌当中的经典，以属於她那招牌的气音将原曲诠释成一首具有爵士风格的新歌。现场 演唱版本的O Holy Night则用最单纯的背景音乐衬托出玛丽亚惊人的好嗓音。听众们 可以听到咪咪也非常优秀的低音部分。 Relaxed, Celebratory Feel for Mariah Carey There is an overall relaxed, comfortable feel to Merry Christmas II You that is very engaging. Some of the best moments evoke a party atmosphere. "Oh Santa!" is perfect music for a party with friends. Don't be surprised if you find yourself singing along. Mariah Carey's version of music from A Charlie Brown Christmas has an air of relaxed intimacy with breathy, jazzy vocals that will warm your holiday heart. The live version of "O Holy Night" from WPC in south central Los Angeles will cause chills in its live simplicity. It is an opportunity to hear Mariah Carey tackle some deeper, throatier tones. 专辑当中的新歌也都相当精彩！包括了前奏充满了灵魂味的"When Christmas Comes" 、找来儿童合唱团一同演唱，整首歌曲都充满力量的"One Child"等。然而只有 "Christmas Time Is In the Air Again"有点拖泥带水，像是被淹没在一片黏湖湖的 弦乐背景里头。不过，一张圣诞节的专辑里头能有超过四分之三的好歌都表现得很 到位就已经是件非常难能可贵的事情了！ New Songs Including Another Contemporary Classic In general the new songs here are solid. "Oh Santa!" is mentioned above. Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri have helped Mariah Carey concoct a new Christmas classic. "When Christmas Comes" takes on a very pleasing retro soul vibe. "One Child" is pure holiday power ballad. A children's chorus is used effectively, and then Mariah Carey brings it all back down to earth by song's end. Only "Christmas Time Is In the Air Again" stumbles. It seems to drown in a sea of orchestral schmaltz. However when talking about new holiday songs, hitting the right tone three out of four times is a good batting average indeed. 推荐歌曲 Top Tracks On 'Merry Christmas II You' "Oh Santa!" "When Christmas Comes" "Charlie Brown Christmas" "O Come All Ye Faithful / Hallelujah Chorus" "O Holy Night" 这是一张所有喜好流行音乐的乐迷们今年必听的圣诞专辑。然而既然主角是玛丽亚凯莉， 难免会有些地方搞得太花腔了点。最明显的例子就是原曲本来朴素纯真的The Fisr Noel。 另外找来声乐妈妈合作的"O Come All Ye Faithful"，也华丽灿烂到一种地步。玛丽亚 在这首歌里头火力全开，把声乐、鸟叫、花腔等所有技巧全使了开来，还好整首歌到最 後还算是赏心悦目。。。除此之外，专辑当中还稍微改编了上一张圣诞专辑的经典"All I Want For Christmas Is You"，并且以disco舞曲版本的跨年歌曲"Auld Lang Syne" 作结，玛丽亚真的很会安排属於她的圣诞假期！ Mariah Carey's Christmas Celebration Should Not Be Missed This is a Christmas album that should be on most pop fans' must hear list for the 2010 holiday season. Since it is Mariah Carey, there are moments that the melismatic approach gets a bit out of hand. Her version of "The First Noel" is the most notable example. The collaboration with Mariah Carey's mother Patricia Carey, an opera singer, on "O Come All Ye Faithful / Hallelujah Chorus" is over the top and gloriously so. Here Mariah Carey is at her best as she threatens to take everything too far sonically with operatic tones, impossibly high notes, and melisma in full force, but somehow it all holds together in exhilarating fashion. Merry Christmas II You also includes a slightly updated version of her previous classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You" while closing with a disco dance party version of "Auld Lang Syne" leading us all into the New Year in full force party mode. Mariah Carey does know her way around Christmas albums. --

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