 The opening track " Santa Claus Is Coming to Town " is a twenty @-@ two second introduction produced by Carey and Shaiman . " Oh Santa ! " is an up @-@ tempo R & B song and is one of four new original compositions . It was written and produced by Carey , Dupri and Cox , and its instrumentation consists of sleigh bells , jingle bells , hand claps and a piano melody , backed by a " school @-@ yard chant beat " . Lyrically , Carey makes a plea to Santa Claus asking him to bring back her " baby " in time for Christmas , singing " Santa 's gon ' come and make him mine this Christmas . " Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle noted that it has a 1960s girl @-@ group swing feel to it . The third track on the album is a medley titled " O Little Town of Bethlehem " / " Little Drummer Boy " . Cary Ganz of Rolling Stone described it as a " straightforward and sweet " performance . " Christmas Time Is in the Air Again " is softly sung ballad backed by a string section and embellished with bells and chimes . The Village Voice writer Rich Juzwiak felt that " Christmas Time Is in the Air Again " was the only song on Merry Christmas II You that matched " the magic " of " All I Want for Christmas Is You " , describing it as " exquisite " . 
