Oh Santa!
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"Oh Santa!" is a pop
song by American singer-songwriter
Mariah Carey
. It was released by Island Records
on October 11, 2010 as the lead single from her second Christmas album
, Merry Christmas II You
(2010). The song was co-written and co-produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri
and Bryan-Michael Cox. The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics
, who praised the musicality of the song, but felt that it was substandard to Carey's iconic Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You".
"Oh Santa!" achieved moderate chart success, peaking at the top of the US Billboard
Holiday Digital Songs chart and Adult Contemporary chart, as well as managing to peak at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100
chart, while peaking at number 68 on the Japan Hot 100
chart and 73 on the Canadian Hot 100
chart. Carey performed the song on several live televised shows, including her own Christmas television special, entitled "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You". A music video
for the song, which was directed by Ethan Lader, was released on November 2, 2010. It portrayed Carey as the host of a fictional Christmas television show.
and Bryan-Michael Cox, for her second Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You
(2010). The song premiered on AOL on October 1, 2010 and was released via digital download
by iTunes
on October 11, 2010. According to sheet music published at Musicnotes, "Oh Santa!" is an upbeat pop song which incorporates the musical genres of Christmas
, R&B and Dance-pop
. The song is written in common time
with a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute
and is written in the key
of C major
, with Carey's vocal range spanning from the low note of G3 to the high note of C6. Carey also recorded a mix of "Oh Santa!" and her signature christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You", entitled "Oh Santa! All I Want for Christmas is You (Jump Smokers Holiday Mashup)", which was made available to download via iTunes on December 17, 2010.
gave the song 4/5 stars, praising Carey's vocal performance, "perky cheerleader chant" and "jazzy, upbeat feel". AOL
music said "Mariah Carey's newest song, 'Oh Santa!,' will have people thinking about Christmas even if it's only October." Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone
and Mike DIver of BBC
Music both commented on the beat of the song, with Ganz writing "Mariah bops to a schoolyard-chant beat on 'Oh Santa!," however, even though Diver praised the songs beat, he felt that it was not as good as Carey's signature christmas song "All I Want For Christmas Is You," writing "Oh Santa! is a boisterous RnB bopper that makes perfect sense as this set’s lead single – it’s not in the same league as All I Want…, but it’s sure to warrant revisiting 12 months down the line." A reviewer from Idolator
likened "Oh Santa!" to Avril Lavigne
s song "Girlfriend
", from her album The Best Damn Thing
, writing "Presumably, not every track will sound like a North Pole version of Avril Lavigne’s 'Girlfriend' as the boppy “Oh Santa!” does." Sean Fennessey of The Washington Post
listed "Oh Santa!" as one of the recommended tracks on the album, along with "Charlie Brown Christmas", as well as writing "There are noble gestures ...'Oh Santa!,' Carey's hyperkinetic, stomping team-up with onetime career-saver Jermaine Dupri and the underrated modern soul maestro Bryan-Michael Cox."
Holiday Digital Songs chart, which resulted in Carey occupying the top two positions on the chart, with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at number two. For the week ending December 11, 2010, "Oh Santa!" debuted at number twelve on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, becoming Carey's highest debut on that chart in her twenty-year career. The song peaked at number one the following week, making it the fastest rise to number one in the history of the chart, and tied Carey with Canadian singer Celine Dion
for the most top ten Adult Contemporary hits and became Carey's seventh number one song on the chart. On the dated week of January 1, 2011, the song debuted and peaked at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100
chart.
for "Oh Santa!" was directed by Ethan Lader and was shot in Los Angeles
on October 6, 2010. Reports surfaced online that Carey's husband Nick Cannon
would be directing the video, however Cannon dispelled the rumors on Twitter
, saying "I am NOT directing." The video for "Oh Santa!" premiered on entertainment news program Access Hollywood
on November 2, 2010. Prior to the release of the video, various media outlets speculated that the video was going incorporate the same style seen in Outkast
's video for "Hey Ya!
", with the singer as the main feature with a large audience. For the video, Carey's fan site MariahDaily, posted a message asking people within the Los Angeles area to appear for a casting call for a chance for be featured in the video.
The video draws influence from 1950s and 1960s variety shows, and features Carey wearing a short, red "sexy Santa" ensemble, whilst on stage with a band, which featured gospel back-in singers as well as a group of dancers, consisting of cheerleaders. The plotline is centered around Carey hosting a "Mariah Carey Christmas" television show. The announcer introduces Carey saying "here she is, the greatest singer of all time, Mrs. Mariah Carey!". The video then shows Carey's backup singers belting out the chorus while the singer is seen performing in front of a cheering audience. Her collection of fragrances is also advertised in the opening. In the second half of the video, Santa Claus
makes an appearance, waving to friends and sharing a hug with Carey. The video ends with the singer laughing while the audience cheers and claps for her performance.
also praised the content of the video, writing "Of course it wouldn't be a Mariah Carey video without some glitz and glam so the stage and backdrop are covered in (what else?) glitter. Mariah puts on a great show and sings her heart out with that famous eight-octave range ... scrooges need not apply, 'Oh Santa!' is fun and festive and has you longing for a sip of eggnog."
's Rockefeller Center
Christmas Tree Lighting, which aired on November 30, 2011. On December 3, 2010, Carey performed "Oh Santa!" as well as "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
special, which featured Carey surrounded by dancers, including ballerinas and cheerleaders, and ended with fireworks at the end of the performance. Carey then performed the song as part of a set list on her own one-off Christmas television special, entitled "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You." In addition to performing "Oh Santa!", Carey also performed her cover of "Charlie Brown Christmas" and a medley of "O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus," featuring her mother, Patricia Carey, as well as various other songs from both of her Christmas albums.
Pop music
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song by American singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
. It was released by Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
on October 11, 2010 as the lead single from her second Christmas album
Christmas Album
Christmas Album may refer to:* Christmas Album , a 1968 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass* Christmas Album Christmas Album may refer to:* Christmas Album (Herb Alpert album), a 1968 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass* Christmas Album Christmas Album may refer to:* Christmas Album (Herb...
, Merry Christmas II You
Merry Christmas II You
Merry Christmas II You is the thirteenth studio album and second Christmas album by American singer Mariah Carey. The album was released on November 2, 2010 and features four original songs, all-time Christmas classics and a re-recorded version of her 1994 Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is...
(2010). The song was co-written and co-produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
and Bryan-Michael Cox. The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics
Music journalism
Music journalism is criticism and reportage about music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as 'classical music'. This aspect of music journalism, today often referred to as music criticism , comprises the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of...
, who praised the musicality of the song, but felt that it was substandard to Carey's iconic Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You".
"Oh Santa!" achieved moderate chart success, peaking at the top of the US Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Holiday Digital Songs chart and Adult Contemporary chart, as well as managing to peak at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, while peaking at number 68 on the Japan Hot 100
Japan Hot 100
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chart and 73 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
chart. Carey performed the song on several live televised shows, including her own Christmas television special, entitled "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You". A music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song, which was directed by Ethan Lader, was released on November 2, 2010. It portrayed Carey as the host of a fictional Christmas television show.
Background, release and composition
"Oh Santa!" was one of four new songs which Carey co-wrote and co-produced alongside long time collaborators Jermaine DupriJermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
and Bryan-Michael Cox, for her second Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You
Merry Christmas II You
Merry Christmas II You is the thirteenth studio album and second Christmas album by American singer Mariah Carey. The album was released on November 2, 2010 and features four original songs, all-time Christmas classics and a re-recorded version of her 1994 Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is...
(2010). The song premiered on AOL on October 1, 2010 and was released via digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
by iTunes
ITunes
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on October 11, 2010. According to sheet music published at Musicnotes, "Oh Santa!" is an upbeat pop song which incorporates the musical genres of Christmas
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
, R&B and Dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
. The song is written in common time
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
with a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
and is written in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of C major
C major
C major is a musical major scale based on C, with pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps.Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor....
, with Carey's vocal range spanning from the low note of G3 to the high note of C6. Carey also recorded a mix of "Oh Santa!" and her signature christmas song "All I Want for Christmas Is You", entitled "Oh Santa! All I Want for Christmas is You (Jump Smokers Holiday Mashup)", which was made available to download via iTunes on December 17, 2010.
Critical reception
"Oh Santa!" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised the musicality of the song, but felt that it was substandard to Carey's infamous christmas song "All I Want For Christmas Is You". Bill Lamb of About.comAbout.com
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gave the song 4/5 stars, praising Carey's vocal performance, "perky cheerleader chant" and "jazzy, upbeat feel". AOL
AOL
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music said "Mariah Carey's newest song, 'Oh Santa!,' will have people thinking about Christmas even if it's only October." Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
and Mike DIver of BBC
BBC
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Music both commented on the beat of the song, with Ganz writing "Mariah bops to a schoolyard-chant beat on 'Oh Santa!," however, even though Diver praised the songs beat, he felt that it was not as good as Carey's signature christmas song "All I Want For Christmas Is You," writing "Oh Santa! is a boisterous RnB bopper that makes perfect sense as this set’s lead single – it’s not in the same league as All I Want…, but it’s sure to warrant revisiting 12 months down the line." A reviewer from Idolator
Idolator (website)
Idolator is a music blog. Created by the blog network Gawker Media in August 2006, Idolator was later sold to rival blog network Buzz Media, which also owns music blog Stereogum. From the 2007 departure of original head writer Brian Raftery until November 2009, the blog's head writer was Maura...
likened "Oh Santa!" to Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
s song "Girlfriend
Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)
"Girlfriend" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. The song was written by Lavigne with her producer Dr. Luke for Lavigne's third studio album, The Best Damn Thing . "Girlfriend" was released as the lead single from The Best Damn Thing on 27 February 2007...
", from her album The Best Damn Thing
The Best Damn Thing
The Best Damn Thing is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on April 13, 2007 through RCA Records. According to the IFPI, The Best Damn Thing was the fourth top-selling album worldwide and Sony BMG's top-selling album of 2007. The album was certified...
, writing "Presumably, not every track will sound like a North Pole version of Avril Lavigne’s 'Girlfriend' as the boppy “Oh Santa!” does." Sean Fennessey of The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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listed "Oh Santa!" as one of the recommended tracks on the album, along with "Charlie Brown Christmas", as well as writing "There are noble gestures ...'Oh Santa!,' Carey's hyperkinetic, stomping team-up with onetime career-saver Jermaine Dupri and the underrated modern soul maestro Bryan-Michael Cox."
Chart performance
For the week ending October 30, 2010, "Oh Santa!" debuted at number one on the US BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Holiday Digital Songs chart, which resulted in Carey occupying the top two positions on the chart, with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at number two. For the week ending December 11, 2010, "Oh Santa!" debuted at number twelve on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, becoming Carey's highest debut on that chart in her twenty-year career. The song peaked at number one the following week, making it the fastest rise to number one in the history of the chart, and tied Carey with Canadian singer Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
for the most top ten Adult Contemporary hits and became Carey's seventh number one song on the chart. On the dated week of January 1, 2011, the song debuted and peaked at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart.
Background and synopsis
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Oh Santa!" was directed by Ethan Lader and was shot in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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on October 6, 2010. Reports surfaced online that Carey's husband Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...
would be directing the video, however Cannon dispelled the rumors on Twitter
Twitter
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, saying "I am NOT directing." The video for "Oh Santa!" premiered on entertainment news program Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
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on November 2, 2010. Prior to the release of the video, various media outlets speculated that the video was going incorporate the same style seen in Outkast
OutKast
Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
's video for "Hey Ya!
Hey Ya!
"Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by André 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The song takes influence from funk and rock music...
", with the singer as the main feature with a large audience. For the video, Carey's fan site MariahDaily, posted a message asking people within the Los Angeles area to appear for a casting call for a chance for be featured in the video.
The video draws influence from 1950s and 1960s variety shows, and features Carey wearing a short, red "sexy Santa" ensemble, whilst on stage with a band, which featured gospel back-in singers as well as a group of dancers, consisting of cheerleaders. The plotline is centered around Carey hosting a "Mariah Carey Christmas" television show. The announcer introduces Carey saying "here she is, the greatest singer of all time, Mrs. Mariah Carey!". The video then shows Carey's backup singers belting out the chorus while the singer is seen performing in front of a cheering audience. Her collection of fragrances is also advertised in the opening. In the second half of the video, Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
makes an appearance, waving to friends and sharing a hug with Carey. The video ends with the singer laughing while the audience cheers and claps for her performance.
Reception
Becky Bain of Idolator commented on the simple structure and themes of the video, writing "There’s not much to this simple vid, but it does feature Carey doing her usual hand waving theatrics while hitting some absolutely killer high notes." Bain also observed that the vast majority of the shots of Carey are either long shots, showing the singer from a distance, or close up shots, showing Carey from the shoulders and above, so that the viewer was not able to easily recognise that she was pregnant. Bill Lamb of About.com praised the content of the video, "Following the thoroughly enjoyable retro mood of the entire project ... "Oh Santa!" features old-fashioned home movie footage as well as pleasingly homey clips of the recording process for the song." Nicole James of MTV BuzzworthyMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
also praised the content of the video, writing "Of course it wouldn't be a Mariah Carey video without some glitz and glam so the stage and backdrop are covered in (what else?) glitter. Mariah puts on a great show and sings her heart out with that famous eight-octave range ... scrooges need not apply, 'Oh Santa!' is fun and festive and has you longing for a sip of eggnog."
Live performances
Carey performed the song for the first time in a pre-recorded performance on November 19, 2010, at NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center
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Christmas Tree Lighting, which aired on November 30, 2011. On December 3, 2010, Carey performed "Oh Santa!" as well as "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
The Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is an American television special that airs on Christmas Day on the ABC, taped primarily inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, approximately one month prior to Christmas Day...
special, which featured Carey surrounded by dancers, including ballerinas and cheerleaders, and ended with fireworks at the end of the performance. Carey then performed the song as part of a set list on her own one-off Christmas television special, entitled "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You." In addition to performing "Oh Santa!", Carey also performed her cover of "Charlie Brown Christmas" and a medley of "O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus," featuring her mother, Patricia Carey, as well as various other songs from both of her Christmas albums.
Track listings
- Digital download
- " Oh Santa" – 3:31
- The Remixes EP
- "Oh Santa!" (Jump Smokers Edit) - 3:53
- "Oh Santa!" (Low Sunday Edit) - 4:09
- "Oh Santa!" (Jump Smokers Extended) - 4:08
- "Oh Santa!" (Low Sunday Club) - 6:16
- "Oh Santa!" (Jump Smokers Instrumental) - 3:52
- "Oh Santa!" (Low Sunday Instrumental) - 6:18
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Holiday Digital Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
1 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | October 1, 2010 | Radio Premiere (AOL) | Island Records Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group... |
| October 11, 2010 | Radio airplay Airplay * Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay... |
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| October 12, 2010 | Digital download | ||
| United Kingdom | October 29, 2010 | Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
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| France | Universal Music Group Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |