Fall In Love At Christmas

Mariah collaborated with Kirk Franklin and Khalid on the song “Fall In Love At Christmas,” which was released on November 5, 2021. “‘Fall In Love At Christmas’ was originally based on ‘Greensleves’ — which I had never heard anybody reinterpret into a modern Christmas song. It started with just me and Daniel Moore, who is my musical director,” Mariah told Bobby Bones. “I've loved Khalid since American Team, his first album. After we finished the basic part of the song and recorded it, Kirk [Franklin] came to Atlanta and was like, ‘Let's try and do something.’ He listened to the song as we had it, vibed with it and he started playing some stuff on the piano. We went back and forth with some different lyrical ideas and then he took it back to Houston and put his incredible choir on there, sent it back and did the outro. I love that it goes from the simplicity and just the organic nature of like a ‘Greensleeves’-inspired love song to this major moment that takes you to church.”

Remixes

A digital EP including three dance remixes of the song produced by Arlo, Cutmore and Moto Blanco, was released on December 3, 2021.

Music Video

The video for “Fall in Love at Christmas,” which was directed by Mariah and Bryan Tanaka, premiered on November 5, 2021. Filmed at Mariah's home and The Butterfly Lounge Los Angeles recording studios in September 2021, the visual features Mariah's twins, Monroe and Moroccan, and evokes the warm and loving spirit of the holidays.

Releases

O December 3, 2021, “Fall In Love At Christmas” was released on CD on both the Mariah Carey Store and US retailer Target. The CD includes the two radio edits as well as the main version of the song. A strictly limited autographed edition of the CD also became available, selling out in minutes. In 2022, “Fall In Love At Christmas” saw its first vinyl release, adding the Arlo, Cutmore and Moto Blanco remixes.

Lyrics

Fall In Love At Christmas

The days are cold
Here amidst the drifts of snow
Just a metaphor of us so many Christmases ago
We had a love so deep
Just like the joy the season brings
So let's fall in love again this Christmas night

And every Christmas, I'll be there
This time of year we're both aware
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime
And all the angels in the sky
Shine down on us as we roll by
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime

In the candle's glow
I'm awake but no one knows
Just waiting patiently to hear the sleigh bells jingle, there they go
And while the Northern Star lights the way, I dream of us
So let's fall in love again this Christmas night

And every Christmas, I'll be there
This time of year we're both aware
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime
And all the angels in the sky
Shine down on us as we roll by
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime

Fa-la-la, fall in love with the feeling
Fa-la-la, fall in love, trust, believe
We can fall in love again at Christmastime
Help me sing it again
Fa-la-la, fall in love, 'tis the season
Don't forget there's a reason
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime
Oh, baby, we gotta fall

Christmas, I'll be there
This time of year we're both aware
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime
And all the angels in the sky
Shine down on us as we roll by
We gotta fall in love again at Christmastime

Oh, baby, we gotta fall
In love at Christmastime

Let's go
I say we pray
Pray that we will find
A love for all mankind
This Christmastime
We all need grace
To heal our troubled minds
It's not that hard to find
This Christmastime
Everyone together, we pray
Pray that we will find
A love for all mankind
This Christmastime
We all need grace upon, grace upon, grace upon
Heal our troubled minds
It's not that hard to find
This Christmastime

Listen, more than ever before
Love needs to be som
thin' we do, not somethin' we say
This holiday season, let's give love away


Written by Carey, Kirk Franklin, Daniel Moore II.
Produced by Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin and Daniel Moore II.