 " Oh Santa ! " was released as the lead single and premiered on October 1 , 2010 . It received a positive response from music critics , with many praising its composition and style . It became a record @-@ breaking entry on the Billboard Adult Contemporary songs chart . It debuted at number twelve and rose to number one the following week , becoming the first song to reach the peak in two weeks on the chart . It finished at number forty @-@ two on the 2011 Adult Contemporary year @-@ end chart . It also reached number one on the Holiday Digital Songs chart , and number one @-@ hundred on the Hot 100 . " Auld Lang Syne ( The New Year 's Anthem ) " was released as the second single in the form of a nine @-@ piece remix EP on December 14 , 2010 . It garnered a negative response from critics , all of whom disapproved of how Carey had re @-@ composed the traditional poem by Burns into a house music song . It peaked at number nine of the US Holiday Songs chart . 
