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Rockefeller tree lighting performance (40,085) by Terna from Nigeria I'm so upset right now. Are we listening to the same performance here? Mariah really struggles on both songs she performed. She sounded arid, really hoarse and just all over the place and latetly it seems switching into the high notes is kinda a saver of a totally horrendous performance which is what this was. If this is the way she's sounding now makes me wonder what kinda vocals are gonna be on the album. (Saturday 7 December 2013; 11:30)

Tree lighting performance (40,084) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom That tree lighting performance was horrible. She was chasing the right key the whole song. Just awful. I don't understand how she can go from Rockefeller to this in a matter of days. It's probably one of the worst performances I've ever heard from Mariah vocally. I respect that she didn't lip it though. (Saturday 7 December 2013; 11:29)

One Direction duet? (40,083) by Ian Lim from Malaysia Mariah did with Boyz II Men in 1995, 98 Degrees in 1999, and Westlife in 2000, but now is 2013 and I wish she will do a duet with a boyband again, like One Direction perhaps as they are phenomena now whether in UK, US, or Asia. Perhaps Mariah can get another number 1 hit, just a thought lol. (Saturday 7 December 2013; 7:20)

National tree lighting performance and Today Show (40,082) by Brad from USA Hi lambs. Unfortunately, this performance was nothing short of awful. She started off sort of ok and it got squeaky and hoarse from there on. At the end it was just terrible. Something is seriously wrong with her chords. I hope it is something she can address in a safe, not too risky way. So sad to hear. She is to appear next week on the Today show with Hoda and Kathie Lee. We will see. Be well. (Saturday 7 December 2013; 5:46)

The tree lighting performance (40,081) by Licia from USA It honestly was not the best. The worst part was the end. I'm not going go be too hard her because I feel bad for her because she tried to sing live and she looked really upset because she couldn't hit those notes. She also made a comment about it. I appreciate that she didn't lipsync, but it's times like these where I wouldn't mind the half lipping and half singing. I'm sure she redid it though. (Saturday 7 December 2013; 5:19)

This performance (40,080) by Tony from Ireland Ok. I'm a massive fan of MC, I do love everything about it, and as most of you, I do realize that she is very often stressed when she has to sing live. But this last performance of AIWFCIY was a disaster. I mean, has somebody listened to it? Something similar was happening when she performed HATEU and after when Oprah invited her to sing IWKWLI on her summer concerts' bus. Now I really don't know what to think. Did anybody realised this too? (Saturday 7 December 2013; 2:23)

[...] (40,079) by David from Spain Mariah rangs fatal in Washington. (Saturday 7 December 2013; 0:34)

Rockefeller (40,078) by enwar00 from usa Which songs did she perform? (Friday 6 December 2013; 23:57)

Mariah Carey's #1 fan (40,077) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Is Gabe Camarillo Mariah Carey's #1 fan? (Friday 6 December 2013; 23:27)

Legal wars and MCIIY (40,076) by Blake from USA Ok does anyone know, I mean truly know, what is going on with Mariah and IDJ? I am wondering if this is kinda what happened with Sony in 2001, when her contract was up. She fulfilled it with a greatest hits instead of a studio album. I have heard someone on this board say that TAOLG fullfils her contract but they too could release a hits collection if Perez Hilton is right about the Kayne West rumor. This all makes sense with delaying (besides her injury) and how Mariah is singing "Looking In" as a statement. Summer 2012 was supposed to be her year and again 2013, and now 2014 is coming. There is much more going on here than we all know. I also find it odd that she is not performing any Christmas music from her second Christmas album which I know only went gold in the USA and everybody loves the first one more, but still is odd to me. Seems how IDJ makes money off that and not the first release. I just wanted to add that I love MCIIY the same as the first but I am not fond of "Here comes Santa Claus" - I think it's too ghetto sounding for her. (Friday 6 December 2013; 20:56)

Rockerfeller (40,075) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I'm enjoying both of those performances for what they were; great. I don't care about the copy and pasting, if indeed it happened at all, or any dubbing. I'm sure all the celebrities performing did the same thing. It's standard these days. I was just happy to hear some gorgeous runs and Mariah's beautiful tone, which sounded clearer and thicker than she has done in recent years. Two of her best performances since she did promo for MCIIY. I loved the little high notes added in here and there. Sure, her belting wasn't there, but I think she'll never recover that part of her voice. I loved it for what it was though. I love Mariah at Christmas. (Friday 6 December 2013; 14:07)

Higher notes (40,074) by David from Australia I think the struggle in reaching high notes is the only real criticism I can find in regards to her current vocal abilities. Otherwise, her whistles, low notes and runs are almost flawless. I still don't think her current voice is better than the Rainbow era though. Also, on a random note, I'm curious whether anyone apart from me prefers her Charmbracelet vocals over post Emancipation era vocals? I especially loved the belting and whistles in that era, for example Subtle Invitation and Bringin' On The Heartbreak. (Friday 6 December 2013; 10:54)

Whistle note at the end of AIWFCIY performance (40,073) by Eternal from Italy Do you all hear that whistle note at the end of the AIWFCIY Rockefeller performance (official clip), when she sings the last line of "Christmas"? I watched several fan tapings, but this whistle note was absent. Did she do multiple takes of the same song and dubbed them together? Anyway I thought this and JTTW were very solid performances. She sounded a little less nasal compared to her summer showings, and her runs were better. I've been re-watching some of her past performances (especially the 2001 BET Christmas special) and her voice has gotten that much thinner since then. Still enchanting though. (Friday 6 December 2013; 10:22)

Rockefeller (40,072) by Randy from USA She did an amazing job. She struggles with higher full voice notes, but this is seriously proving that she still has a voice. And have you all noticed between this performance and the Jimmy Fallon impromptu concerts that her runs are getting amazing. She is much better now live than the 1999-2000 Rainbow era. (Friday 6 December 2013; 2:37)

Miss M the queen (40,071) by Me. I am Carly from USA I agree with people who are saying age is an issue. But mostly I think that is a good look on Mariah, in the sense that the popular young artists are mostly being forced into genres and showing their bodies with very little understanding of the power they power they truly have. Mariah has so much more in her life now that she can be herself and speak her mind, she was so abused and mistreated by her earlier record companies and I believe that she does have much more control and would choose that over number one hits any day. As far as her live singing, she was just such a musical freak out the gate that there is no way she can't hit that live anymore, there are either going to be changes to the music or she will lip sync I much prefer her changing chords and just gives us the voice she has which is still so compelling and lovely. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 22:10)

Copy and paste performance? (40,070) by Lee from UK Correct me if I am wrong, but it appears Mariah is up to her "do it three times and copy and paste it together" trick. Here is a fan recording of Joy to the World and here is the televised version. Notice the way she is holding the mike at the end in the televised version but in the fan version the mic is clearly in its stand whilst Mariah waves both of her arms around. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 21:09)

Stuccato (40,069) by Lee from UK I love Mariah's Joy To The World, but I'm a little underwhelmed with the Rockerfeller performance. I do not enjoy it when Mariah uses stuccato instead nice smooth vocal runs. It leaves me feeling uncomfortable. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 20:51)

The problem (40,068) by Danny Braden from Uk The problem I think in my mind is the fact that Mariah doesn't bring the money in anymore, hence small gigs, limited promotion and lack of a solid release for an album. It's almost gone back to the beginning of her career, but without a gimmick or element of surprise. And maybe it doesn't matter, we still love her and she still is relevant and present. But I think that's what we are seeing is lack of financial support and creative direction from the label and management and Mariah herself, it seems that her balance of family and work may sometimes come into conflict if she wants a hit album with limited promotion. Mariah will always make money and music, but I won't be surprised if she ventures into production, movies and song writing for others in the future. She can still make hits, just not sure the public buy into her image anymore. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 16:42)

Joy To The World was awesome (40,067) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Mariah has become such a personal part of my holiday experience over the years, and this year is no exception. Will, I so agree about "One Child". It's a stunning piece. She brought me to tears during the Christmas in Washington performance of it. There was just something so beautiful about that moment and singing the song while carrying her first babies. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 15:36)

She sounded amazing at Rockefeller Center (40,066) by David from Australia She sounded amazing at Rockefeller Center. Both performances were great, but Joy To The World was phenomenal. There were even times where her vocals sounded like the original recording in that song. She looked fabulous as always. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 13:16)

Rockefeller performances (40,065) by Licia from USA I'm extremely proud of Mariah. She looked beautiful and she did a great job singing. I enjoyed Joy To The World the most. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 13:02)

Last year - "Christmas Time Is In The Air Again" (2012) (40,064) by Billy from Greece How gorgeous is Mariah in this and how awesome the interpretation? If they ever do a retrospective box set of Mariah with rarities a la Barbra's "Just For The Record", they should definitely include this performance. It is so good ol' Hollywood glam classic to be enjoyed by future generations. (Thursday 5 December 2013; 11:15)

AIWFCIY superfestive (40,062) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I actually liked the Bieber duet. I think it was cute and gives the song a whole new look. The original is definitely a classic, but I like the duet too. It's cute and festive. The climax was fun with both of them ad libbing. (Wednesday 4 December 2013; 13:38)

Sneak preview or RFC looked amazing (40,061) by Carol from Spain The Rockefeller performance sounds amazing and Mariah looks stunning. I love how she's embracing the long sleeved gloves, it looks classy on her. And the red dress with the white mini coat? How stunning is it? She is also so gogeous, isn't she? I love how the two little raw videos sound, now let's hope some low life sound editor doesn't ruin the whole thing cause that happened before, as we all know. I can't wait to watch it all now. (Wednesday 4 December 2013; 12:20)

IDJ situation (40,060) by Monark from Australia I think it is clear there is some sort of situation at IDJ. Looking In being performed after she broke her arm, I think was very deliberate and her tearing up at "She dreams of all that she can never be" was significant for me. It just felt that there was something that wasn't typical Mariah Carey in the works and the support wasn't there nurturing her creativity. It's catch 22, you need to spend money to make money. I don't necessarily agree with IDJ's position, if it's their position not to offer marketing support, but if we look at the albums made so far, Charmbracelet, Mimi, E=MC2 and Memoirs, I think it's really unfortunate that only one went gangbusters. But it's true. Making a Mariah Carey album, before the promotion and marketing and everything else would be a pretty pricey proposition. She is after all the best, and I imagine would use the best that money could buy. I think that building on the Christmas appeal is probably a very smart move if there is not going to be that financial input to market the album. One thing that has struck me as odd is that a few people have said that she hasn't really promoted things. Fair call with Triumphant and TAOLG, but Beautiful had quite a few appearances. I hope this album is a success, for some reason the general population doesn't quite connect with her at this point. It's like the marketing machine is needed to remind people that they do. I find that quite sad, she's got so much to offer. That's my two cents anyway. (Wednesday 4 December 2013; 11:39)

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