Mariah Carey

With Halloween over, the diva is donning her Santa suit to serve as the soundtrack for another Christmas.

[tweeted](https://twitter.com/claremartin__/status/1587237819101085696?s=20&t=F-psvU9KMkiqBVhKGNWycA). As Rich Juzwiak [wrote](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/22/style/mariah-carey-in-concert.html) in a 2018 New York Times profile, they are earnest in their adoration of the unfailingly positive diva: “The inspirational nature of her message positions her as a shepherd for her lambs.” [more than $60m in royalties](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/17/media/mariah-carey-christmas-money-trnd). To quote another classic, it’s the most wonderful time of the year – at least for Mariah Carey. [watch the clip](https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZ0shxqtzt/?hl=en) of a latex-clad Carey pumping away on a Peloton. He’s sued Carey for copyright infringement to the tune of $20, alleging that she stole the title of his Christmas song with the same name. A Christmas cash grab, for sure, but one that comes off as slightly more heartfelt than, say, [Carey’s special McDonald’s menu](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/12/13/mcdonalds-mariah-menu-free-food/6462613001/), which came out last year. This is Gen X’s nuclear stink bomb you’ll have to deal with for generations,” another [wrote](https://twitter.com/Boomieleaks/status/1587237180547661824?s=20&t=F-psvU9KMkiqBVhKGNWycA). Living in Carey’s home around Christmas time, by the way, sounds either enchanting or a little terrifying, depending on how much you like Hallmark fare. One man, a songwriter named Andy Stone, might detest the song the most. That’s justice for the singer, who reportedly [did not want to record](https://nypost.com/2014/12/13/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you/) a Christmas song at the time, considering it a move for hacks and has-beens. The song is inescapable, and it managed to

Mariah Carey tells USA TODAY about her deeply personal new children's book "The Christmas Princess" and upcoming TV series based on her memoir.

She hopes to bring that same sparkle to her fans – or as she calls them, "Lambs" – with the return of her famed Christmas concerts next month. "I'm trying to make (these shows) as magical as possible," Carey says. "I did start very young, and there's several passages of time we go through," Carey says. The set list will primarily feature tracks from her two Christmas albums – 1994's "Merry Christmas" and 2010's "Merry Christmas II You" – along with a few other songs that "I've never performed live before," she teases. But for now, she's reteaming with the filmmaker to develop a TV series inspired by her memoir. She begins the book with a letter to her younger self, writing, "No matter what things look like now, you are worthy and deserving of all the attention, love, protection, care, conditioner, and fancy dresses in the whole wide world." Carey traces her intense love for the holiday season back to her childhood. "It made me feel like a thing – it did not make me feel like a human being. "It's a short little book, but it really does have a deeper meaning." "When I'm not on stage and I'm in holiday mode, there are rules that I set," Carey says. In the memoir, she recounted being ostracized as a biracial girl growing up with a white mom and Black dad. "I don't care who it is – the kids, if I have guests, whatever – nobody is allowed to play or watch anything other than a Christmas-related thing.

Mariah Carey proved she is still the Queen of Christmas with a Halloween-themed Instagram video turned festive. See her holly, jolly transformation here.

In the video, Mariah plays a mannequin at a department store that comes to life with one mission in mind—spreading holiday cheer. singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song. [Patrick Starrr](https://www.eonline.com/news/1348280/patrick-starrr-says-the-queens-on-drag-race-philippines-might-be-even-better-than-the-og-franchise) commenting, "TIS THE SEASON" and [Billy Eichner](https://www.eonline.com/news/1348497/billy-eichner-recalls-getting-blocked-on-twitter-by-carrie-underwood-amid-anti-masks-debate) writing, "This elf is ready!!!!" #MariahSZN." [All I Want for Christmas Is You](https://www.eonline.com/news/901060/mariah-carey-s-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-finally-reaches-billboard-s-hot-100-top-10-after-two-decades)" is the best-selling Christmas song of all time, with the holiday hit reached No. [Queen of Christmas](https://www.eonline.com/news/1091696/mariah-carey-s-amazon-holiday-gift-guide)"—captioned the video, "IT'S TIIIIIIIIME!!!!!!!!

In a video posted across all of her social media accounts at precisely 12:01 am on November 1, Mariah Carey rang in the holiday season.

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) [November 1, 2022] Mariah Carey rings in the Christmas season in the most iconic way (VIDEO)

Mariah Carey sat down for a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday (Nov. 1) about her love for Christmas, the upcoming TV adaptation of her memoir and more.

1) about her love for [Christmas](https://www.billboard.com/t/christmas/), the upcoming TV adaptation of her memoir and more. “It’s about casting a great actress with a somewhat similar look and just making sure the acting is there. If I wake up in the middle of the night and walk into the living room, and the music isn’t playing and the lights aren’t on, I just can’t handle it.” Working in collaboration with Lee Daniels, she told the outlet what she’s looking for when it comes to who will eventually be playing her younger self onscreen. I certainly never felt unconditional love, and that’s what I have with my fans: that connection. “I don’t care who it is – the kids, if I have guests, whatever – nobody is allowed to play or watch anything other than a Christmas-related thing.

Halloween just ended and while many of us are still trying to get through all the leftover candy, others are already preparing for Christmas.

by the way. #MariahSZN https://t.co/kfTYWX57rL\u201d— Mariah Carey (@Mariah Carey) As snow falls around her you can hear her holiday hit song All I Want For Christmas Is You starts playing.

All I want for Christmas is a Mariah Holiday Apron. And a Naughty and Nice Adult Onesie. And maybe a Merry Christmas Red Ornament.

All I want for Christmas is a Mariah Holiday Apron. I certainly never felt unconditional love, and that’s what I have with my fans: that connection. And a Naughty and Nice Adult Onesie. “Oftentimes as a child, or even throughout earlier parts of my career, I did not feel loved. [said](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-2022-christmas-concerts-tease-memoir-tv-adaptation-1235164627/) of the series of [“Merry Christmas to All!” concerts](https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/mariah-carey-two-merry-christmas-to-all-shows-1235160010/) at Madison Square Garden and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena in mid-December. 1, when it hit the summit in December 2020 — 26 years after its release.

In The Christmas Princess, centered on a character named Little Mariah, the singer weaves a fairy tale that has many parallels to her own life.

Cooking for my friends and family, everything that I was doing at the time, I thought, 'Wow, this is so different from when I was little.' " Carey remembers that aha moment: "It was two years ago at Thanksgiving, and I was making a pot of greens. Her childhood experiences inspired the lyrics of songs such as her 1997 album track "Outside": "Standing alone/Eager to just/Believe it's good enough to be what/You really are/But in your heart, uncertainty forever lies/And you'll always be/Somewhere on the outside." The book's heroine is a 12-year-old named Mariah, but it's not autobiographical. (For the record, and according to the Gregorian Calendar, she's 52.) First, the self-described "Queen of Christmas" [doesn't do years](https://people.com/style/mariah-careys-best-life-doesnt-include-a-birth-date-i-was-just-dropped-here/) but lives "Christmastime to Christmastime." Little Mariah's house is a "shack," unlike the other homes on the street.

Plaintiff Andy Stone dismissed the claim, which accused the pop star of copyright infringement because her 1994 song had the same title as his 1989 song.

The songwriter who accused Mariah Carey of ripping off her festive hit 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from an earlier song he wrote of the same name has ...

[Vince Vance](https://completemusicupdate.com/tag/vince-vance/) [Mariah Carey](https://completemusicupdate.com/tag/mariah-carey/) It has been dismissed without prejudice, meaning he could file another legal claim in the future. That was the year before Carey released her album ‘Merry Christmas’ on which her much more famous song ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ appears. Further, the songs tell the same story, incorporating the same arc from beginning to end, of an individual who wants their partner more than material goods or seasonal comforts”. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.

A songwriter who accused Mariah Carey of stealing 'All I Want for Christmas is You' from his own song of the same name has dropped his lawsuit.

All I Want For Christmas Is You” re-entered the global Spotify chart at #96 with over 1.215 million streams on Tuesday.

- David Archuleta of vintage American Idol fame is just now realizing the Mormon church is toxic and made it nearly impossible for him to come out as part of the LGBTQ+ community. No, no, that’s uh-DALE to you. Turns out, y’all are just a bunch of perverts, and he was just being a supportive dad. - Heidi Klum won Halloween in a disturbing worm costume. “All I Want for Hanukkah Is You” has a nice little jingle to it, no? And

Just in time for the commencement of the post-Halloween holiday season, Mariah Carey's copyright infringement lawsuit over the foremost modern-day merriment ...

(There are also reportedly some 177 copyrighted songs called "All I Want for Christmas Is You," including ones released prior to Stone's, but who's counting?) [November began yesterday](https://twitter.com/exclaimdotca/status/1587517030869209088?s=20&t=hDq_Zb5rZL5esiomwYNaag). This means the plaintiff's option to refile at a later date remains.