Contents

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

2014–19 concert residency by Mariah Carey

All I Want for Christmas Is You, a Night of Joy & Festivity

ResidencybyMariah 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 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)
Legs	8
No. of shows	56
Attendance	222,308
Box office	$22,524,202
Mariah Carey concert chronology
The Elusive Chanteuse Show (2014) All I Want for Christmas Is You, a Night of Joy & Festivity (2014–19) #1 to Infinity (2015–17)

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 TheatreinManhattan, 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.

Mariah Carey released her fourteenth studio album, titled Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse, on May 27, 2014.^[1] 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.^[1][2] 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.^[1][2] 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).^[3][4] 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!"^[3]

Jim Farber of the New York Daily News stated that while Carey "seemed nervous and out-of-breath," the show had "a strange allure."^[5] 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]

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.^[3] Additional dates for December 21 and 22 were later released.^[8] 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.^[9]

In October 2015, a new string of dates were announced once again at the Beacon Theatre with tickets available on October 17 via Ticketmaster.^[10]

Encore

21. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
22. "All I Want for Christmas Is You Reprise" (Outro)

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)