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With the 2020 holidays on the horizon, many pop artists have begun releasing new Christmas songs in hopes to bring their fans out of the tumultus events that 2020 has brought to them and into the Christmas spirits. 

Oh Santa by Mariah Carey ft. Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson聽

Released: Dec. 3

Rating: 5/5 

Mariah Carey, who has been dubbed the 鈥淨ueen of Christmas鈥�, has released a 鈥淢ariah Carey Christmas Special鈥�, featuring various artists in her newly remixed songs, such as Snoop Dog and Tiffany Haddish. However, her remix of 鈥淥h Santa!鈥�, featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson, has truly captured the public鈥檚 attention. 

The unexpected holiday team-up between the three powerhouses ushered a lot of energy and excitement into the remix, giving all three pop stars sufficient amounts of time to present their vocal techniques while being in the spotlight. The most notable moment in the remix was when Mariah and Ari, who are both well known for their whistle registers, surprised their fans by harmonizing in whistles. With J. Hud鈥檚 powerful belts, Ari鈥檚 melodic runs, and Mariah鈥檚 whistle notes, the remake of the pop song that was released a decade ago is, without a doubt, a holiday bop. 

Naughty List by Liam Payne with Dixie D鈥檃melio聽

Released: Oct. 30

Rating: 3/5

Liam Payne has teamed up with Dixie D鈥檃melio to release 鈥淣aughty List鈥�, a intended fun and playful Christmas song has turned out into a tedious and song that seems to drag on for way longer than 2.5 minutes. 

The song starts off with sleigh bell effects in the background as the former One Direction star begins the pre-chorus, bringing in chill vibes. However, by the end of the song, there were no variations in the song, with the exception of the single belted high note towards the end of the song by Liam. The cursive techniques and the inability to properly enunciate for both artists caused the lyrics of the song to be really hard to keep up, causing the song to be boring. 

It鈥檚 Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries by Carly Rae Jepsen聽

Released: Oct. 29 聽

Rating: 4/5 

Carly Rae Jepsen鈥檚 鈥淚t鈥檚 Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries鈥� breaks the traditional Christmas classics by enlivening the holiday jam with upbeat trap effects and bass effects, making the song itself unique. 

The 鈥淐all Me Maybe鈥� singer spices the holiday song up with various bass effects, and a series of falsettos. The song unwraps the ideals of the holidays by depicting both happy and disappointing parts of the season. The song, although very different from holiday hits such as Mariah Carey鈥檚 鈥淎ll I Want for Christmas is You鈥� or Wham!鈥檚 鈥淟ast Christmas鈥�, brings a new perspective of the holiday season.