All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity

All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity
Residency show by Mariah Carey
Location Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Venue Beacon Theatre
Start date December 15, 2014
End date December 22, 2014
Shows 6
Box office $1.5 million
Mariah Carey concert chronology
  • All I Want for Christmas Is You
  • (2014)

All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity was the first residency show by American singer Mariah Carey. Performed at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, New York, the residency show began on December 15 and concluded on December 22, 2014, after completing six shows. Billboard revealed that the six dates had sold out with a total of 16,196 tickets while grossing $1.5 million. The main set list for the show encompassed songs from Merry Christmas and Merry Christmas II You, with additional non-holiday tracks. The show also included "a cast of forty, including a gospel choir, a clutch of carolers, several acrobats and a hyperactive round of kid singer/dancers."[1][2][3]

Background

Following the release of her fourteenth studio album, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014), Carey embarked on The Elusive Chanteuse Show to promote it. The tour visited Asia and Oceania.[4][5] Toward the end of the tour, the singer announced a series of Christmas concerts at the Beacon Theatre in New York City to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her album Merry Christmas (1994). Tickets went on pre-sale on November 3, before going on sale to the general public on November 10 through Live Nation.[2]

Critical reception

Jim Farber of the New York Daily News stated that while Carey "seemed nervous and out-of-breath," the show had "a strange allure."[3] Steven J. Horowitz from Billboard praised the singer's first performance at the venue, writing: "Carey accomplished what she came to do: spread Christmas cheer."[6] Jon Caramanica from The New York Times who also reviewed the first show wrote the singer felt "utterly at ease" and commended her engagement with the audience.[7]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on December 18, 2014. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the residency.[8]

  1. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / "Gloria (In Excelsis Dio)"
  2. "Charlie Brown Christmas"
  3. "Oh Santa!"
  4. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  5. "Silent Night"
  6. "Joy to the World"
  7. "When Christmas Comes"
  8. "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" / "Housetop Celebration"
  9. "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"
  10. "O Holy Night"
  11. "Emotions"
  12. "We Belong Together"
  13. "Hero"
  14. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Shows

Date Attendance Revenue
North America[9]
December 15, 2014 16,196 / 16,196 $1,563,173
December 16, 2014
December 18, 2014
December 20, 2014
December 21, 2014
December 22, 2014

References

  1. ↑ Lopez, Francisco (October 31, 2014). "Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' performance at the Beacon NYC". AXS.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gamboa, Glenn (October 31, 2014). "Mariah Carey sets holiday shows at Beacon Theatre". Newsday. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Farber, Jim (December 15, 2014). "Mariah Carey overdoes herself at wavering Beacon Theatre show: concert review". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Menyes, Carolyn (August 18, 2014). "Mariah Carey Tour 2014: 'Thirsty' Singer Announces The Elusive Chanteuse Show Dates in Asia in Support of New Album". Music Times. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Brandle, Lars (September 18, 2014). "Mariah Carey Announces ‘Elusive Chanteuse' Tour of Australia". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (December 16, 2014). "Mariah Carey Brings Christmas Cheer to NYC's Beacon Theater". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (December 16, 2014). "A Diva and a Holiday, Intertwined". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lee, Ashley (December 19, 2014). "Mariah Carey Basks in Christmas Chart Reign at NYC's Beacon Theater: Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015.