# 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 was the second concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. Originally performed annually at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, New York, the residency began on December 15, 2014, and ended on December 15, 2019, after completing eight legs and fifty-six shows in various countries around the world. The main set list for the show encompassed songs from Merry Christmas and Merry Christmas II You, alongside additional non-holiday tracks from Carey's discography.

## Background and development

Mariah Carey released her fourteenth studio album, titled Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse, on May 27, 2014. 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. 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. 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). 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!"

## 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." 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." 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.

## 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. Additional dates for December 21 and 22 were later released. 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.
In October 2015, a new string of dates were announced once again at the Beacon Theatre with tickets available on October 17 via Ticketmaster.

## Set list

* "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude" (Ballet Introduction)
* "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" / "Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)"
* "Charlie Brown Christmas"
* "Fantasy" (Interlude)
* "Oh Santa!"
* "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
* "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" / "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" / "Jingle Bells" (Children's Choir Interlude)
* "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child" (Interlude) (Performed by Trey Lorenz and choir)
* "Silent Night"
* "Joy to the World"
* "This Christmas" (Band Interlude)
* "When Christmas Comes"
* "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / Housetop Celebration"
* "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (Children's Choir Interlude)
* "Carol of the Bells" (Dance Interlude) (contains elements from "Sing We Now of Christmas")
* "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again"
* "O Holy Night"
* "Emotions"
* "We Belong Together"
* "Hero"

### Encore

* "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
* "All I Want for Christmas Is You Reprise" (Outro)
* "We Belong Together" was added to the set list on December 18, 2014.
* On December 7, 2016, John Legend joined Carey during the performance of "When Christmas Comes" on the sixteenth night.
* On December 8, 2016, R. Kelly joined Carey onstage to perform "The Christmas Song", in place of "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again".
* On December 23, 2016, Jussie Smollett joined Carey during the performance of "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again".
* "The Star" was temporarily sung on December 2, 2017 to November 30, 2019.
* "Emotions" was not performed on select dates in Europe.
* "Que je t'aime" was performed on the first show in Paris.
* A snippet of "Miss You Most (At Christmas time)" was performed on the third Las Vegas show and in Brussels.
* Starting on December 1, 2018, a piano interlude of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" replaced the "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" interlude.
* "The Distance" was performed from December 1 to 17, 2018.
* A snippet of "One Child" was performed in Leeds.
* A snippet of "Caution" was performed in Brussels.
* A snippet of "Jesus Born On This Day" was performed in Madrid.
* Starting on November 22, the "Santa Medley" interlude was replaced by a performance of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Mariah's children.
* From November 23 to December 13, 2019, "Always Be My Baby" temporarily replaced "We Belong Together".
* On December 7, 2019, an interlude of "This Christmas" sung by the background singers was added.

## Shows

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
| Leg 1 — North America ||||||
| December 15, 2014 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 16,196 / 16,196 | $1,563,173 |
| December 16, 2014 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 16,196 / 16,196 | $1,563,173 |
| December 18, 2014 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 16,196 / 16,196 | $1,563,173 |
| December 20, 2014 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 16,196 / 16,196 | $1,563,173 |
| December 21, 2014 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 16,196 / 16,196 | $1,563,173 |
| December 22, 2014 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 16,196 / 16,196 | $1,563,173 |
| Leg 2 — North America ||||||
| December 8, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 9, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 11, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 12, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 14, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 15, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 17, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| December 18, 2015 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 20,720 / 20,720 | $2,054,071 |
| Leg 3 — North America ||||||
| December 5, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 7, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 8, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 10, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 11, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 13, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 14, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 16, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| December 17, 2016 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 23,392 / 24,169 | $2,369,921 |
| Leg 4 — North America ||||||
| December 2, 2017 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 8,127 / 8,127 | $847,479 |
| December 4, 2017 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 8,127 / 8,127 | $847,479 |
| December 5, 2017 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | 8,127 / 8,127 | $847,479 |
| Leg 5 — Europe ||||||
| December 9, 2017 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | 6,479 / 7,622 | $645,330 |
| December 10, 2017 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena | 9,371 / 9,371 | $927,176 |
| December 11, 2017 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 15,074 / 16,290 | $1,525,000 |
| Leg 6 — North America ||||||
| December 14, 2017 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 14,533 / 17,434 | $1,897,495 |
| December 16, 2017 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 14,533 / 17,434 | $1,897,495 |
| December 17, 2017 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 14,533 / 17,434 | $1,897,495 |
| December 20, 2017 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 14,533 / 17,434 | $1,897,495 |
| December 22, 2017 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 14,533 / 17,434 | $1,897,495 |
| Leg 7 — Europe ||||||
| December 1, 2018 | Stavanger | Norway | Sørmarka Arena | — | — |
| December 3, 2018 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | — | — |
| December 4, 2018 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | — | — |
| December 5, 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 7,535 / 7,535 | $513,894 |
| December 7, 2018 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | 5,308 / 7,800 | $501,640 |
| December 9, 2018 | Nottingham | England | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | 5,553 / 6,200 | $467,977 |
| December 10, 2018 | Leeds | England | First Direct Arena | 5,102 / 5,102 | $392,522 |
| December 11, 2018 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 11,212 / 15,140 | $1,163,710 |
| December 13, 2018 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 8,024 / 8,024 | $606,854 |
| December 14, 2018 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | 6,226 / 6,226 | $436,474 |
| December 17, 2018 | Madrid | Spain | WiZink Center | 6,552 / 6,552 | $758,973 |
| Leg 8 — North America ||||||
| November 22, 2019 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 17,483 / 17,483 | $2,710,305 |
| November 23, 2019 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 17,483 / 17,483 | $2,710,305 |
| November 27, 2019 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 17,483 / 17,483 | $2,710,305 |
| November 29, 2019 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 17,483 / 17,483 | $2,710,305 |
| November 30, 2019 | Las Vegas | United States | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 17,483 / 17,483 | $2,710,305 |
| December 7, 2019 | Atlantic City | United States | Hard Rock Live | 7,000 / 7,000 | |
| December 9, 2019 | Oxon Hill | United States | The Theater at MGM | 6,244 / 6,244 | $827,461 |
| December 10, 2019 | Oxon Hill | United States | The Theater at MGM | 6,244 / 6,244 | $827,461 |
| December 12, 2019 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | 5,835 / 5,835 | $494,792 |
| December 13, 2019 | Boston | United States | Wang Theatre | 3,347 / 3,347 | $451,589 |
| December 15, 2019 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 12,995 / 12,995 | $1,368,366 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 222,308 / 235,412 (94%) | $22,524,202 |

## Cancelled shows

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| November 17, 2017 | Windsor | Canada | Caesars Windsor | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 18, 2017 | Chicago | United States | Chicago Theatre | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 20, 2017 | Bethlehem | United States | Sands Bethlehem Event Center | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 21, 2017 | Niagara Falls | United States | Seneca Niagara Events Center | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 22, 2017 | Northfield | United States | Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 24, 2017 | Oxon Hill | United States | MGM National Harbor | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 25, 2017 | Atlantic City | United States | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 27, 2017 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 28, 2017 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | Upper respiratory infection |
| December 1, 2017 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | Upper respiratory infection |
| November 28, 2020 | Honolulu | United States | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | COVID-19 pandemic |