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Justin Bieber Marvels At Mariah Carey Christmas Collab

Justin Bieber's upcoming Under the Mistletoe album -- you know, the one powered by Christmas cookies and promoted by the first single, "Mistletoe" -- also features more than its fair share of eye-opening collaborations.

That's counting Bieber's mentor Usher (who appears on a version of "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"), Boyz II Men, the Band Perry and, rather amazingly, Busta Rhymes, who teams up with JB on an updated take of "Little Drummer Boy."

As Bieber told MTV News during the live stream that followed the premiere of his "Mistletoe" video, the Busta collaboration is one he'll always remember ... mostly because he considers it to be quite brilliant.

"If you really think about it, it's genius, because it's rapping on a Christmas album ... and, like, I'm rapping on it. And then it's singing," he explained. "It's cool. [Busta's] got, like, a percussive voice to him [and] the beat was so crazy. I'm actually playing drums on that song, playing the snare."

And then, of course, there's his collabo with none other than Mariah Carey, on a version of her instant-classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You." If you thought he was blown away by his Busta team-up, well, you haven't heard anything yet. And he owes it all to none other than Randy Jackson.

"Mariah Carey is doing it with me! It's incredible. So excited," he said of "All I Want." "We wanted Mariah from the beginning, but we kind of thought it was really hard, so we didn't really push the idea. But she's on my label, so we reached out to some people, she got in contact with us, and Randy Jackson was actually at the studio with us, and I was like, 'Yo, you think you can help get Mariah on the Christmas album?' And he was like, 'I'm actually going to see her in New York on Monday,' and I was like 'Yo, go do that!' "

Which Bieber Christmas collabo are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments!

Justin Bieber Holiday LP Inspired By 'Christmas Cookies'

Under the Mistletoe is due November 1; the 'Mistletoe' video premieres tonight at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT on MTV!

Justin Bieber is about to share his top-secret approach to writing his upcoming holiday album, Under the Mistletoe, with MTV News, but first, there's something he'd like to clear up:

"People get confused: My song is 'Mistletoe,' my album is Under the Mistletoe, so don't get it confused," he explained. "Don't get it twisted."

So now you know. And of course, that "Mistletoe" video will premiere tonight at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT on MTV — with a special live stream to follow on MTV.com — giving his fans the first taste of what they can expect on Under the Mistletoe, which is due November 1. It's a collection of brand-new Bieber songs and his renditions of holiday standards, one he hopes will not only become a classic in its own right, but will tide the True Beliebers over until he releases the proper follow-up to his smash My World 2.0 album.

"I was going to put out my album soon anyways, and I was thinking, 'It's near Christmastime. If I'm going to release an album near Christmas, I figure maybe I'd just do a Christmas album,' " he said. "The fans get more music, and everyone's happy.

"I just picked my favorite Christmas songs. I picked 'Silent Night,' I picked 'Santa [Claus Is] Coming to Town,' because everyone loves those songs. Those are classics. They get people excited for Christmas," he continued. "And then, for songs that we wrote, we wanted to make enough new songs for people to hear new music and not just hear some classics. There's a lot of new stuff on there."

Oh, and as far as that secret songwriting approach, well, it turns out that in order to pen holiday tunes, Bieber forced himself to get in the Christmas spirit — even if he was working on most of the songs in August and September. And how did he do that? He turned to Christmas cookies, of course.

"It's different, because you've gotta think Christmastime. You've gotta think, 'What's at Christmas? Mistletoe, reindeer, Santa, all these things.' And especially when it's not Christmastime, it's hard to really get your mind around it," he said. "But once you get into it, like, I was really thinking it was Christmastime when I was writing this album. ... We had Christmas cookies [in the studio]."

Catch the premiere of Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe" video tonight at 7:54 p.m. on MTV, with a full interview to follow on MTV.com!

Justin Bieber Premieres 'Mistletoe' Single: Listen

As the most wonderful time of the year approaches, the most wonderful teen pop/R&B superstar, Justin Bieber, has gotten fans in the Christmas spirit by unveiling "Mistletoe," the first single from his forthcoming holiday album, "Under The Mistletoe." The Biebs stopped by "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" on Monday morning (Oct. 17) to premiere the warm and fuzzy track.

The comparisons between "Mistletoe" and Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours," which began to surface after Bieber performed the track at a Buenos Aires concert last week, are even more apparent in the recorded version of the track: a simple melody dances around an acoustic strum and muted percussion as the pop singer turns on the romantic charm. "Kiss me underneath the mistletoe, show me baby that you love me so," Bieber coos to his "shorty" on the track.

After premiering the track, Bieber told Seacrest that he was excited for the release of "Under The Mistletoe," which arrives Nov. 1 through RBMG/Island Def Jam Music Group.

"Even though it's a Christmas album, it's probably my best album yet," says Bieber of the album, which feature Boyz II Men, Usher, the Band Perry and Mariah Carey, among other artists. "I got a lot of different genres on there, so I think it works for everybody."

The music video for "Mistletoe" will premiere on MTV on Tuesday night at 7:54 pm EST. Bieber teased the official clip by releasing a 30-second snippet last Thursday.

Bieber also revealed that he will join Seacrest in New York's Times Square for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on Dec. 31. The pop star will join previously announced performers Lady Gaga and Pitbull at this year's festivities.