Merry Christmas to All! Tour

2022 concert tour by Mariah Carey
Merry Christmas To All! Tour
Tour by Mariah Carey
Carey performing at Scotiabank Arena in December 2022
LocationNorth America
Associated album
Start dateDecember 9, 2022
End dateDecember 16, 2022
Legs1
No. of shows4
Box office$3,641,811 (2 reported shows)
Mariah Carey concert chronology

The Merry Christmas to All! Tour was a mini-concert tour by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. The concert series consisted of four arena shows and marked Carey's return to touring following the COVID-19 pandemic. Carey's two shows at Madison Square Garden were later adapted into a television special, titled Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!, which aired on CBS and became the most watched program of its night, drawing in a total of 3.8 million viewers and a 0.4 demo rating.[1]

Background

On October 24, 2022, Carey announced that she would resume touring following a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic and unveiled two shows at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada and at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[2] The tickets to Carey's show in New York sold out after one hour, following which the singer announced that she would perform additional shows at each venue in Toronto and New York.[3][4] To promote the shows, Carey made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she teased the possibility of her concerts being televised.[5] It was later announced that the singer would host a two-hour primetime special set to air on CBS and Paramount+ based on her shows in New York.[6]

Concert synopsis

The show's set list focused predominantly on Carey's catalogue of Christmas music, taken from her albums Merry Christmas and Merry Christmas II You, but also included performances of her other hits. The singer introduced the show with a rendition of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky, with Carey using her signature whistle register, followed by a performance of Hark the Herald Angels Sing. The singer also performed the song, "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)", for the first time in public since the release of her 1994 album, Merry Christmas, as well as a duet of Away in a Manger with her daughter, Monroe Cannon. Carey's shows in New York featured appearances by The Rockettes, Jermaine Dupri and Slick Rick. A gospel choir appeared on several occasions, and dancers were present on stage throughout the show. Carey made a total of four costume changes, which included a snow angel-inspired gown, a red mermaid gown, a white mini-dress, and a red-and-black nutcracker-inspired outfit during an encore performance of All I Want for Christmas Is You.[7][8]

Set list

  1. "The Nutcracker March" (Introduction)
  2. "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude"
  3. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)"
  4. "Joy to the World" (With elements from the "Celebration Mix")
  5. "Sleigh Ride"
  6. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  7. "Silent Night"
  8. "Away in a Manger (with Monroe Cannon)
  9. "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" (Performed by Trey Lorenz)
  10. "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"
  11. "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
  12. "When Christmas Comes"
  13. "O Holy Night"
  14. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Piano solo)
  15. "Carol of the Bells" (Ballet interlude, with elements from "Sing We Now of Christmas")
  16. "Oh Santa!
  17. "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / Housetop Celebration"
  18. Medley:
    1. "Big Energy Remix / Fantasy"
    2. "Heartbreaker / Honey" (Mashup)
    3. "My All"
    4. "It's Like That" (With elements from "Sucker MC's" and "Hollis Crew" by Run-DMC)
    5. "Emotions"
    6. "Make It Happen"
    7. "Fly Like a Bird"
  19. "We Belong Together" (With elements from "Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix")
  20. "Hero"
  21. "Christmas Wrapping" (Performed by Monroe Cannon)
Encore
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Notes

  • An instrumental interlude of "Christmas Time Is Here" was performed on the first Toronto show, between "Carol of the Bells" and "Oh Santa!" The same interlude was also performed after "Christmas Wrapping" on the second New York show.
  • On the first New York show:
    • "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child," usually performed by Trey Lorenz, was replaced by "Jesus Had a Mama Like Mine," performed by Billy Porter.
    • An improvised piano snippet of "Jingle Bells" served as the ending to "When Christmas Comes."
    • "Christmas Wrapping" was moved up earlier in the setlist, being performed between "Carol of the Bells" and "Oh Santa!"
    • The Rockettes joined Carey onstage to perform "Oh Santa!." Additionally, an extended outro was performed for the song, where Carey thanked them for joining her in performing the song.
    • Jermaine Dupri, Moroccan Cannon and Slick Rick joined Carey onstage to perform "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / Housetop Celebration." Additionally, Dupri joined Carey onstage to perform "It's Like That" later on in the show.
      • This was also the case for the second New York show.
    • The band introductions were performed over an impromptu instrumental version of "Fall in Love at Christmas."
      • This was also the case for the second New York show.
    • Drew Barrymore came onstage after "Hero" to introduce "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
    • A ballet interlude to the sound of an instrumental medley of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Santa Claus Is Coming to Town / We Wish You a Merry Christmas" was performed by The Rockettes before "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue[9]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
December 9, 2022 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena DJ Suss One —
December 11, 2022
December 13, 2022 New York City United States Madison Square Garden 23,484 / 23,484 $3,641,811
December 16, 2022
Total

References

  1. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 21, 2022). "Ratings: Grinch, Santa Claus Top Night in Demo, Mariah Draws Biggest Crowd". TVLine. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Aswad, Jem (October 24, 2022). "Mariah Carey Unveils Dates for 'Merry Christmas to All!' Holiday Revue". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 10, 2022). "Mariah Carey Will Wish 'Merry Christmas to All!' in Primetime Holiday Special". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 28, 2022). "Mariah Carey Doubles-Down on NY, Toronto 'Merry Christmas to All' Concerts". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (November 5, 2022). "See Mariah Carey Bring Her Christmas Spirit to 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mariah Carey to host holiday special for CBS and Paramount+". Yahoo Sports. November 11, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Rowley, Samantha Xu,Glenn; Xu, Samantha; Rowley, Glenn (December 20, 2022). "Mariah Carey's Christmas Looks: See All Her Best Outfits". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Phang, Jennifer (December 24, 2022). "Mariah Carey's Best Holiday Performance Looks: Photos Of The Singer's Festive Ensembles". Hollywood Life. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Mariah Carey – Pollstar". www.pollstar.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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