Mariah Carey, “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child” | Sunday Refresh 🙏

On the 29^th edition of Sunday Refresh, we’re uplifted by Mariah Carey performing, “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child.”

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elcome to Sunday Refresh 🙏, a column that seeks to highlight inspirational songs to uplift the spirit.  These tracks that appear on Sunday Refresh may or may not be faith-based or religious; the goal is for them to make you feel better – refreshed.  So, for the 29th edition of Sunday Refresh, we highlight 🎵 “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child” as performed by 🎙 Mariah Carey.

When it comes to 💿 Merry Christmas, the famous, 1994 🎙 Mariah Carey album, the biggest song is undoubtedly the original, 🎵 “All I Want for Christmas is You”.   That said, there are some great religious songs associated with Christmas that rouse the spirit and touch the soul. One such song is the closing cut, 🎵 “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child.” Of course, the 🏆 Grammy-winning R&B musician is far from the first singer to perform this traditional classic, but she does a marvelous job, backed by gospel choir.

“Jesus, Jesus
Oh, what a wonderful child
Jesus, Jesus
So lowly, meek, and mild
New life, new hope, new joy He brings
Won’t you listen to the angels sing
Glory, glory, glory
To the newborn King
Jesus, Jesus.”

“Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child” celebrates the birth of Jesus.  Also, by hailing “the newborn King,” the record alludes to the marvelous and miraculous things he’d come to do.  Mariah Carey sings the lead commandingly, making you feel how awesome the birth of Christ, and Son of God is.  She exhibits her usual finesse, but she also gets ‘rough’ with it! One of the biggest surprises of the Carey performance is the double-time breakdown section, which transforms the song to the feel of Pentecostal service.  The riffs by Carey are on-point, and listening, it’s hard NOT to catch the spirit (or some semblance of it)!  Again, I love 🎵 “All I Want for Christmas is You” – it’s a surefire classic! That said, I truly heart a dynamic moment like “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child” even more, considering it really speaks to the ‘reason for the season.’

Worth noting, there are numerous awesome renditions of 🎵 “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child.” Check out a couple of spiritually uplifting versions below!

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🎙 Mariah Carey • 💿 Merry Christmas • 🏷 Sony • 📅 1994
Mariah Carey, “Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child”: Sunday Refresh 🙏 No. 29 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Sony, Zac Durant on Unsplash]

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