Merry Christmas II You
by Mariah Carey
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Nov 2, 2010
User Score
3.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 251 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 251
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 251
  3. Negative: 162 out of 251
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  1. samueell
    Mar 22, 2021
    6
    In comparison with Carey's first Christmas album, this one sounds very dated and shows none upgrade after sixteen years since its release, and the inclusion of this one as one of her studio albums just make things more complicated.
  2. amir_manraj
    Jun 13, 2011
    5
    I am a hardcore Mariah Carey fan, so it is hard for me to give a mixed review of this album. It's a hugely disappointing follow-up to her first Christmas album. There doesn't seem to be any real difference between "All I Want For Christmas is You" and the "Extra Festive" version. However, "Oh Santa!" deserves to be called a modern Christmas classic just like the former song.

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#40 Most Discussed Album of 2010

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The New York Times
    Feb 9, 2011
    70
    The rest of this album intersperses originals with classics--a respectful "First Noel," an aptly baby-making take on "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" as routed through a strip club. But nothing beats "All I Want for Christmas Is You," from her 1994 album Merry Christmas," one of the great modern holiday albums.
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  2. The Independent (UK)
    Jan 14, 2011
    40
    It's 16 years since Mariah Carey's first Christmas album, and there's nothing here to suggest she's developed significantly since then.
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  3. BBC Music
    Dec 14, 2010
    80
    It's not particularly clever, but it is expectedly big: if you're a Carey fan with a stocking that needs filling this year, this'll perk you up better than any alternative speech or sherry trifle could.
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