All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity

All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity
Residency by Mariah Carey
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Venue Various
Associated albums Merry Christmas &
Merry Christmas II You
Start date December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)
End date December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)
Legs 7
No. of shows
  • 6 in 2014
  • 8 in 2015
  • 9 in 2016
  • 11 in 2017
  • 11 in 2018
  • 45 in total
Attendance 77,322 (94%)
Box office $8,183,068
Mariah Carey concert chronology

All I Want for Christmas Is You, a Night of Joy and Festivity is the first concert residency by American singer Mariah Carey. Performed annually at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, New York, the residency began on December 15, 2014, and concluded on December 22, 2017, after completing six legs and thirty-four shows. Billboard revealed that the six dates had sold out with a total of 16,196 tickets while grossing $1.5 million during the first leg of the residency. 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 and development

Mariah Carey released her fourteenth studio album, titled Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse, on May 27, 2014.[4] It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart with opening week sales of 58,000 copies in the United States, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4][5] Carey embarked on her eighth concert tour called The Elusive Chanteuse Show in October and November later that year, whereby she performed concerts throughout East Asia, South East Asia and Australasia.[4][5] During the Australasian leg, Carey announced that she would take up residency at the Beacon Theatre in the New York City borough of Manhattan to be performed annually in December, as a twentieth anniversary celebration of the release of her first Christmas album, Merry Christmas, in 1994, as well as her second Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You (2010).[6][7] Carey said in an announcement "I can't imagine being anywhere more special than live on stage, in my hometown, celebrating with my fans during the Christmas season, my most treasured time of the year, I can't wait!"[6]

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."[8] 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.[9]

Commercial performance

Following the announcement of the residency in October 2014, tickets for shows on December 15, 16, 18 and 20 went on pre-sale on November 3 for Citigroup cardholders, while general release followed a week later on November 10.[6] Additional dates for December 21 and 22 were later released.[10] Billboard later announced that the six dates generated a 100% attendance, with Carey playing to a total of 16,196 people and the shows grossing $1,563,173 in total.[11]

In October 2015, a new string of dates were announced once again at the Beacon Theatre with tickets available on October 17 via Ticketmaster.[12]

Set list

December 15, 2014 - December 18, 2015
Act I
  1. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / "Gloria (In Excelsis Dio)"
  2. "Charlie Brown Christmas"
  3. "Oh Santa!"
  4. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Act II
  1. "Silent Night"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "When Christmas Comes"
  4. "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" / "Housetop Celebration"
Act III
  1. "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"
  2. "O Holy Night"
  3. "Emotions"
  4. "We Belong Together"
  5. "Hero"

Encore:

  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  • "Emotions" wasn't performed on the first night.
  • "We Belong Together" wasn't performed on the first and second nights.
  • On selected dates, a choir alongside background singer Trey Lorenz performed "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" as an interlude.
December 5, 2016 - December 17, 2016
Act I
  1. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / "Gloria (In Excelsis Dio)"
  2. "Charlie Brown Christmas"
  3. "Oh Santa!"
  4. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  5. "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" (Interlude) (Performed by Trey Lorenz and choir)
Act II
  1. "Silent Night"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "When Christmas Comes"
  4. "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" / "Housetop Celebration"
Act III
  1. "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"
  2. "O Holy Night"
  3. "Emotions"
  4. "We Belong Together"
  5. "Hero"

Encore:

  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
December 2, 2017 - December 22, 2017
Act I
  1. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / "Gloria (In Excelsis Dio)"
  2. "Charlie Brown Christmas"
  3. "Oh Santa!"
  4. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  5. "The Star" (with Moroccan and Monroe Cannon)
  6. "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" (Interlude) (Performed by Trey Lorenz and choir)
Act II
  1. "Silent Night"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "When Christmas Comes"
  4. "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" / "Housetop Celebration"
Act III
  1. "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"
  2. "O Holy Night"
  3. "Emotions"
  4. "We Belong Together"
  5. "Hero"

Encore:

  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

Shows

Date Venue City Country Sellouts/Shows Attendance/Capacity Revenue
Leg 1 — North America[11]
December 15, 2014 Beacon Theatre New York City United States 6/6 16,196/16,196 (100%) $1,563,173
December 16, 2014
December 18, 2014
December 20, 2014
December 21, 2014
December 22, 2014
Leg 2 — North America[12]
December 8, 2015 Beacon Theatre New York City United States N/A N/A N/A
December 9, 2015
December 11, 2015
December 12, 2015
December 14, 2015
December 15, 2015
December 17, 2015
December 18, 2015
Leg 3 — North America[15]
December 5, 2016 Beacon Theatre New York City United States 7/9 23,392/24,169 (96%) $2,369,921
December 7, 2016
December 8, 2016
December 10, 2016
December 11, 2016
December 13, 2016
December 14, 2016
December 16, 2016
December 17, 2016
Leg 4 — North America[16]
December 2, 2017 Beacon Theatre New York City United States 3/3 8,127/8,127 (100%) $847,479
December 4, 2017
December 5, 2017
Leg 5 — Europe[17][18]
December 9, 2017 AccorHotels Arena Paris France N/A N/A N/A
December 10, 2017 Manchester Arena Manchester England 1/1 9,371 / 9,371 (100%) $927,176
December 11, 2017 The O2 Arena London 0/1 15,074/16,290 (92%) $1,525,000
Leg 6 — North America[19][20]
December 14, 2017 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Las Vegas United States 0/5 14,533/17,434 (83%) $1,897,495
December 16, 2017
December 17, 2017
December 20, 2017
December 22, 2017
Leg 7 — Europe
December 1, 2018 Sørmarka Arena Stavanger Norway N/A N/A N/A
December 3, 2018 Scandinavium Gothenburg Sweden
December 4, 2018 Royal Arena Copenhagen Denmark
December 5, 2018 Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin Germany
December 7, 2018 AccorHotels Arena Paris France
December 9, 2018 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Nottingham England
December 10, 2018 First Direct Arena Leeds
December 11, 2018 The O2 Arena London
December 13, 2018 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam Netherlands
December 14, 2018 Forest National Brussels Belgium
December 17, 2018 WiZink Center Madrid Spain
Total 17/44 86,693/91,587 (94%) $9,110,244

Cancelled shows

Date Venue City Country Reason
2017
November 17, 2017 Caesars Windsor Windsor Canada "Artist illness"
(Upper respiratory infection)[21][22][23][24][25]
November 18, 2017 Chicago Theatre Chicago United States
November 20, 2017 Sands Bethlehem Event Center Bethlehem
November 21, 2017 Seneca Niagara Events Center Niagara Falls
November 22, 2017 Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park Cleveland
November 24, 2017 MGM National Harbor Washington, D.C.
November 25, 2017 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Atlantic City
November 28, 2017 Beacon Theatre New York City
December 1, 2017

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. ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (October 31, 2014). "Mariah Carey sets holiday shows at Beacon Theatre". Newsday. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Farber, Jim (December 15, 2014). "Mariah Carey overdoes herself at wavering Beacon Theatre show: concert review". Daily News. New York. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Stern, Bradley (August 18, 2014). "Mariah Carey Announces 'The Elusive Chanteuse Show': See The First Tour Dates". Idolator. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Brandle, Lars (September 18, 2014). "Mariah Carey Announces 'Elusive Chanteuse' Tour of Australia". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Gamboa, Glen (October 31, 2014). "Mariah Carey sets holiday shows at Beacon Theatre". Newsday. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ Smith, Courtney E. (November 3, 2014). "Mariah Carey Announces NYC Christmas Concerts". Radio.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. (December 16, 2014). "Mariah Carey Brings Christmas Cheer to NYC's Beacon Theater". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (December 16, 2014). "A Diva and a Holiday, Intertwined". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Mariah Carey kicks off Christmas extravaganza in NYC". Rap-Up. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Goodman, Jessica (October 9, 2015). "Mariah Carey announces second annual Christmas concert series". E! News. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.etonline.com/news/204548_john_legend_makes_a_surprise_appearance_at_mariah_carey_nyc_concert_watch/
  14. ↑ http://www.rap-up.com/2016/12/09/mariah-carey-r-kelly-perform-the-christmas-song/
  15. ↑ "Current Boxscore". Archived from the original on January 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Current Boxscore - Beacon 2017". Archived from the original on January 27, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Current Boxscore - London 2017". Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Current Boxscore - Manchester 2017". Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Current Boxscore". Archived from the original on January 10, 2018.
  20. ↑ http://www.torontosun.com/2017/07/19/mariah-carey-brings-christmas-concert-series-to-las-vegas
  21. ↑ http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/mariah-carey-cancels-caesars-windsor-show
  22. ↑ http://www.etonline.com/mariah-carey-cancels-first-shows-christmas-concert-due-respiratory-infection-91147
  23. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8038463/mariah-carey-cancels-shows-christmas-tour
  24. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/25/mariah-carey-cancels-more-christmas-tour-shows-for-a-few-extra-days-rest-7107422/
  25. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/896163/mariah-carey-further-postpones-christmas-tour-over-health-issues
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