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"Oh Santa!"聽起來並不像一個公式化的聖誕歌曲，但它本該這樣。這首歌收錄在咪咪最
新聖誕專輯Merry Christmas II You中，有如駕著馴鹿在雪地悠遊跑，並且將女子啦啦隊
和輕量級Atlanta bass music融為一體。Carey的聲音從中間滑過，還俏皮
的唱到: "I saw him shopping last week/And his new girl was so weak." 聖誕老人
是要充當家庭破壞者嗎XDD WHT NOT?
專輯的其他部分穿插著原創作品，帶有現代靈魂樂風的When Christmas Comes令人驚嘆
當然也有翻唱作品如First Noel、不少人討厭的XD小鼓男～
還有充滿夜店風的Here Comes Santa Claus
但沒有什麼能蓋過AIWFCIY的風頭！！這首來自於她1994年的Merry Christmas
專輯中的作品已然成為了一首經典。她重製了這首歌曲，即使改變不大，咪咪還是給新作
取名為"Extra Festive"，把這首冠軍作品當作給自己的禮物。
MARIAH CAREY: 『MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU』 (Island Def Jam, $13.98). 「Oh Santa!
」 doesn』t sound like anyone』s idea of a Christmas standard, but maybe it
should. From Mariah Carey』s new holiday album, 「Merry Christmas II You,」 it
』s peppy and buoyant, moving along at reindeer-quick speed, a hybrid of
girl-group harmony and lightweight Atlanta bass music. Ms. Carey』s vocals
are slippery, and she』s naughty things in a nice way: 「I saw him shopping
last week/And his new girl was so weak.」 Santa as home wrecker? Why not? The
rest of this album intersperses originals (a surprisingly modest neo-soul 「
When Christmas Comes」) with classics — a respectful 「First Noël,」 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. So she updates it,
ever so slightly, in a version dubbed 「Extra Festive,」 giving herself the
gift of resting on laurels. JON CARAMANICA
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