Mariah Carey announces new Christmas album and TV special featuring star studded guests

Choosing your favourite Christmas song is a bit like picking out a new festive jumper: they're all vaguely similar and have a very limited window of use each year - yet they're extremely, unequivocally important. 

Chris Willman Music WriterJudging from the near-complete takeover of the pop songs chart by holiday tunes, America has turned its attention to wet-ass snowflakes.It wasn’t a matter of whether it would happen, only what week: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has ascended to the top spot on the national singles chart, zipping past the non-seasonal competition. Its dominance took place in the week beginning on Black Friday and ending Dec.

You know you've hit it big when Mariah Carey, Queen of the Holidays, asks you to sing with her for a holiday special. For Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special, Ariana Grande joined Carey and Jennifer Hudson for a remix of her 2010 hit "Oh Santa!" from her album Merry Christmas II You.

Is this what joy feels like? At midnight on Friday, queen of Christmas Mariah Carey released her "Oh Santa!" remix featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson, and the accompanying music video will most certainly fuel you 'til New Year's Eve. Standing together in a magical, elf-filled Santa's workshop, the trio donned glittery green dresses and put their own spin on the song from Carey's 2010 album Merry Christmas II You.

Mariah Carey — in the Diana Ross role, naturally — joins vocal forces with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to sing “Oh Santa!” It’s more like, “Oh snap!”This holy diva trinity goes down as the must-see moment in “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” which started streaming on Apple TV+ on Friday.Over the happy, hand-clapping jam, the three songbirds do more cooing than real belting.

(CNN)"Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" is here and it's everything you dreamed it would be.Despite the coronavirus pandemic and an overall horrible 2020, Carey managed to pull off the special, filled with elves, glitter, monogrammed ornaments, great lighting, and her sweet kids. It opens inside the great room of "Mariah's Apartment, New York City," where there's white stockings hanging above the fireplace and a tree that practically touches the ceiling.

Mariah Carey is hoping to use her typical holiday cheer to give people a much-needed celebratory moment amid a year of things being “canceled.”  For many, the singer’s 1994 hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the anthem that kicks off the holiday season and 2020 was no exception.

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Mariah Carey‘s upcoming Christmas-themed TV special, narrated by Tiffany Haddish – watch it below.Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special will premiere on AppleTV+ on December 4, and include musical performances and guest appearances from Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.The new trailer, narrated by Haddish, explains the backdrop of 2020, and how a slice of Christmas cheer from Carey is more important now than ever.Watch the trailer below.A synopsis for the show reads: “Carey has

The holiday season is in full swing, and that means Mariah Carey is taking over the reigning queen of Christmas. The first trailer for Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special was released, and the 50-year-old musical icon dazzles in a number of gorgeous looks. On top of incredible holiday-themed outfits, this special will include festive performances by Mariah and a number of celebrity guests.

Mariah Carey is here to save 2020, with the help of a few famous friends. The GRAMMY winner is joining forces with Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and more in her upcoming Apple TV+ project, The first trailer for the special was released on Friday, giving a sneak peek at the epic holiday extravaganza and its many celeb guests.

The first look at Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special is out, as the trailer and key art for the Dec. 4 event for Apple TV+ has been unveiled today.The show will feature Carey with Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Misty Copeland and Mykal-Michelle Harris, as well as Carey’s nine-year-old twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe.

Mariah Carey is making Christmas magical again.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAfter the year that 2020 was, Mariah Carey knows “this Christmas we could all use a little magic.”Well, it’s not quite Dec.

Mariah Carey, Kevin Bacon and Kelly Ripa appearing on Heroes of New York, to Joey Fatone celebrating a ’90s throwback Friendsgiving, to DJ Cassidy announcing his third Pass The Mic airing on BET.