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Standing in front of a forest of Christmas trees on the cathedral's majestic stage, a youthful Carey steps to the microphone in black pants and matching tank top, working the front of the stage with a smile and, of course, flawless holiday cheer in the newly unveiled clip.

– Billboard

The Fresh Air Fund Benefit Concert (commonly known as Saint John The Divine Concert) was a benefit concert Mariah gave at the Cathedral of St. John The Divine in Manhattan, New York on December 8, 1994. The event helped raised $700,000 to support the Fresh Air Fund and Mariah's "Camp Mariah" and an additional $1 Million from Mariah herself.[1] Extensive footages from this concert were released in November of 2019 on Mariah's YouTube channel as a part of the celebration for Merry Christmas!'s 25th anniversary.[2]

Release[]

Mariah Carey's unforgettable live performance at The Cathedral of St. John The Divine on December 8, 1994 in New York City.

For the first time ever, fans can relive this historic fundraising event that notably benefited The Fresh Air Fund and Camp Mariah. By generating over half a million dollars, it stood out as one of the largest fundraising events ever for The Fresh Air Fund in at least 30 years, if not the greatest throughout its 117-year existence.

Now essential Christmas-time listening, the evening also captured the very first live performance of "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

– Mariah Carey's Youtube Channel's playlist description of the concert

Before the release of performances such as Jesus Born On This Day and All I Want For Christmas is You, only footage of her "Joy to the World" was released in 2016.[3] Video of her rehearsing for the concert was also posted via YouTube prior to the big release.[4] The first performance to be released via Youtube (for the 25th anniversary celebration) was "Jesus Born on This Day" on November 8, 2019.[5] On the same day Mariah tweeted "Excited to share, for the first time ever, this performance of my original song Jesus Born On This Day (Live at St. John the Divine) featuring kids from the @freshairfund"![2]" Subsequent releases of her performing "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town,[6], Hero,[7] Silent Night,[8] and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing[9] were posted to her YouTube Channel.

Trivia[]

  • This concert is said to have been attended by many "rich people."
  • This is the only released concert in which she performed "Jesus Born On This Day.
  • Mariah performed All I Want For Christmas Is You for the first time at this concert.
  • The audience of this concert has been described as "boring" as they weren't singing along with Mariah
  • President Donald Trump can be seen in a Entertainment Tonight video of her performing at this concert[10]

Setlist[]

The setlist for this concert was adopted from setlist.fm.[11]

  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Silent Night"
  3. "Joy to the World" (With extended outro)
  4. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! / Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)"
  5. "Jesus Born On This Day"
  6. "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"[6]
  7. "Hero"

References[]

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