In the realm of pop culture, few things are as iconic as Mariah Carey’s Rainbow album. So, what happens when this meets the colorful world of Funko Pop! Albums? An explosion of joy, nostalgia, and creativity, that’s what! Let’s delve into the Funko Pop! Albums: Mariah Carey (Rainbow) Funko Pop! Album Vinyl Figure, shall we? In 2020, however, the singer took the title to another level: she starred in a Christmas special on Apple TV+.

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So, if you’re a fan of the diva or even just a casual collector, this Funko Pop! Album Vinyl Figure is a must-have. It was released on September 12, 1995, by Columbia Records as the lead single from Carey’s fifth studio album, Daydream. An exploration of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery, Rainbow still holds up, more than two decades later, as a vivid emblem of Carey’s enduring legacy.

The arrival of this official Mariah Carey Funko Pop comes a year after the singer responded to a fan’s bootleg (and let’s face it, not great) Christmas ornament, which he compared to the singer’s likeness. “This is… Not approved,” Carey tweeted at the fan, alongside a #NotImpressed emoji. In other words, it’s a song about daydreaming. And who doesn’t love to daydream? We all do it. It’s our own personal form of escapism.

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Picture this – the year is 1999, Y2K is looming, and the millennium is about to flip. Amidst this whirlwind, the one and only Mariah Carey unveils her seventh studio album, Rainbow. A whole generation discovered the Christmas hymn as a result of the version that Mariah recorded with Justin Bieber in 2011 (the height of the Beliebers). But when it comes to sheer holiday cheer, nobody does it better than Mariah Carey. From the opening notes of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” to the final strains of “Silent Night,” Merry Christmas is a festive masterpiece.

Not that it wasn’t already a hit, but it was ineligible for the ranking because it had not been released as a commercial single. It was only after the rules were revised that the hit charted in 2012 and continues to chart annually. The song became Carey’s eighth chart-topper on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending eight weeks atop the chart. While the totally unapproved and seemingly unauthorized Mariah ornament is still available online (and still under the singer’s name, natch) Carey has since hinted that she is working on new holiday merchandise of her own. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.How about this: the song has reached Number One in the Billboard Top 100, for the first time, 25 years after its release!

Yes, there are other albums with more traditional Christmas songs. And yes, other albums have more modern takes on holiday. She maintains her signature pop and R&B style, with breathtaking high notes that pierce the soul while also striding confidently into hip-hop territory. You may not even know the meaning of Christmas, but you are hardly unaware of the original performer of All I Want For Christmas Is You. The song, released in 1994, is the most outstanding achievement of Mariah Carey’s career. In doing so, Fantasy helped Daydream become the best-selling album of 1995 in the United States. The song remains one of Carey’s most popular songs and has been covered by many artists over the years.

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The singer has performed the song with another Christmas icon, Michael Bublé, and even with host Jimmy Kimmel. But here’s the magic part – despite being a stylized, miniature version, Mariah’s Funko Pop! figure still carries that larger-than-life charisma that we all know and love. The vinyl figurine sits inside a collectible box, which borrowsthe same font and branding from MC’s 1994 Merry Christmas album. Funko lists the Mariah Carey Funko Pop as part of their “Diamond Collection,” which seems like a fitting tribute to the singer’s two diamond-certified albums — Music Box and Daydream, respectively (a Funko rep says the “Diamond Collection” is just a name the company gives to “glittered” figurines).