 Merry Christmas II You is the second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released by Island Records on November 2 , 2010 . Recording began in April 2010 and continued while Carey became pregnant . She was the executive producer of Merry Christmas II You and worked with various record producers , including Bryan @-@ Michael Cox , Jermaine Dupri , Randy Jackson , James Poyser , Marc Shaiman , James " Big Jim " Wright and Johnny " Sev " Severin of RedOne . The album features Carey 's mother Patricia Carey as a guest vocalist on " O Come All Ye Faithful " / " Hallelujah Chorus " . The album is composed of original songs and covers , ballads and uptempo tracks . It incorporates R & B , soul and house music in its composition . 
