Merry Christmas to All! Tour

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]

Merry Christmas To All! Tour
Tour by Mariah Carey
Carey performing at Scotiabank Arena in December 2022
Location
  • North America
Associated albumMerry Christmas
Merry Christmas II You
Start dateDecember 9, 2022
End dateDecember 16, 2022
Legs1
No. of shows4 in North America
4 total
Box office$3,641,811 (2 Reported Shows)

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. "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude" (Introduction)
  2. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / "Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)"
  3. "Charlie Brown Christmas"
  4. "Joy to the World"
  5. "Sleigh Ride"
  6. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  7. "Silent Night"
  8. "Away in a Manger (Duet with Monroe Scott Cannon)
  9. "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" (Interlude) (Performed by Trey Lorenz and choir)
  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" (Interlude) (performed by Daniel Moore on piano)
  15. "Carol of the Bells" (Dance Interlude) (contains elements from "Sing We Now of Christmas")
  16. "Here Comes Santa Claus"
  17. "Medley (Fantasy / Big Energy Remix, Heartbreaker / Honey, My All, It's Like That, Emotions, Make It Happen)"
  18. Fly Like a Bird
  19. "We Belong Together"
  20. "Hero"
Encore
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You Reprise" (Outro)

Notes:

  • The Rockettes appeared alongside Carey during her performance of "Oh Santa!" in New York.
  • Jermaine Dupri and Slick Rick joined Carey on-stage during her rendition of "Here Comes Santa Claus" in New York.

Shows
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening Acts Attendance Revenue
North America[9]
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 23,484 / 23,484 (100%) $3,641,811

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. 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.
  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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