 On October 20 , 2010 , Carey appeared on the Home Shopping Network ( HSN ) where she was interviewed about the album and previewed six tracks , including " The First Noel " / " Born Is the King " , " O Little Town of Bethlehem " / " Little Drummer Boy " and " O Come All Ye Faithful " / " Hallelujah Chorus " , the last featuring her mother Patricia Carey . Of recording a Christmas album , Carey said “ A lot of people look at making a Christmas album like , ' Oh , it 's just a throwaway thing and then I 'll do my real album ' . For me , these are timeless pieces of work that can last year after year after year and so I want to be able to listen to it . ” On November 2 , appeared for an interview on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss the album . Merry Christmas II You was released in Canada and the United States for digital download and as a CD on November 2 . A special edition containing a Die Cut Ornament and five holiday cards was released exclusively through Walmart the same day . A collector 's edition containing a golden gift box , a forty @-@ page hardcover photo album , a sticker tag sheet and a collectible butterfly ornament was released on November 16 via Amazon.com for $ 60 @.@ 31 . 
