When Christmas Comes

"When Christmas Comes"
Single by Mariah Carey and John Legend
from the album Merry Christmas II You
Released	November 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)
Recorded	2011
Studio	Guardian Angel Westlake Henson Germano
Genre	R&B Soul
Length	4:47 (album edit) 4:45 (John Legend duet)
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Mariah Carey James Poyser
Producer(s)	Carey Poyser
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" (2010) "When Christmas Comes" (2011) "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" (2012)
John Legend singles chronology
"Getting Nowhere" (2011) "When Christmas Comes" (2011) "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" (2012)
Music video
"When Christmas Comes" on YouTube

"When Christmas Comes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album/thirteenth studio album, Merry Christmas II You (2010). Carey wrote and produced the song in collaboration with James Poyser. A soul song with influences of R&B, the lyrics are about giving the gift of love. In November 2011, Carey re-recorded the song as duet with John Legend, which was later released that month as a standalone single by Island Records. Both versions of the track were a hit in South Korea, with the duet debuting at number one with sales in excess of 80,000 copies. The song's accompanying music video features Carey and Legend hosting a Christmas house party. It has been performed by Carey at her ABC 2010 Christmas special and during her 2014 Beacon Theatre residency All I Want for Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy and Festivity in December 2014.