Carey suddenly converted from a terrifying witch into one of Santa's finest helpers in the film.
Mariah Carey conveyed her message by singing at a pitch that is practically beyond human hearing. What time is it? As you watch the video of Carey hammering away on a Peloton, you may wonder. Is it time for rent reform? A gas price strike? Is the production of fossil fuels coming to an end? No, Carey reminds us, it's Christmas time, as her Halloween outfit changes into a seductive Santa suit. During the holiday season, there are two things that are almost always true: you're guaranteed to discover some cheap bulk candy at the convenience store, and you could hear All I Want for Christmas Is You echo through the aisles while you shop. According to PEOPLE, late last night, the award-winning singer published a very festive video on all of her social media channels to inform fans that her best-selling Christmas album is ready to be defrosted. Carey suddenly converted from a terrifying witch into one of Santa's finest helpers in the film, replete with a reindeer and the jingle-jangle of the holiday season. "IT’S TIIIIIIIIME!!!!!!!!" Carey exclaimed in the caption before adding "#MariahSZN" as an ode to one of her most celebrated album.
After its release on October 29, 1994, the smash hit became an instant classic, earning Carey more than $60 million in royalties. With 16 million sales, it became the 11th best-selling single of all time, only behind Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On. That's justice for the artist, who reputedly refused to record a Christmas song at the time, believing it was a move for hacks and has-beens. Carey, over 30 years later, seemed pleased to make the most of the 55 days she gets to spread festive pleasure. There's Carey's new book,"The Christmas Princess", co-written with Michaela Angela Davis and illustrated by Fuuji Takashi, a Cinderella-esque children's tale about a girl named "Little Mariah" who, get this, likes to sing about yuletide happiness. “It’s a short little book, but it really does have a deeper meaning,” Carey told USA Today. A Christmas cash grab, for sure, but one that comes off as slightly more heartfelt than, say, Carey’s special McDonald’s menu, which came out last year.
That's no doubt music to the ears of her followers, whom Carey refers to as her "Lambs," a predominantly millennial and Gen X following that matches the fervor of Gen Z's most ardent stans. No holiday season is complete without a few scrooges, and Carey's earworm is as popular as it is despised. One person wrote, "Climate change has her defrosting early this year."No holiday season is complete without a few scrooges, and Carey's earworm is as popular as it is despised. One person wrote, "Climate change has her defrosting early this year."
Andy Stone, a songwriter, maybe the one who dislikes the song the most. He sued Carey for $20 million in copyright infringement, saying that she stole the title of his Christmas song of the same name. Living at Carey's house around Christmas sounds either lovely or horrifying, depending on how much you enjoy Hallmark movies. “There are rules that I set,” Carey told USA Today, as divas do. “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. 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.”
References:
https://people.com/music/mariah-carey-signals-start-of-mariahszn-its-time/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/01/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-season
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/17/media/mariah-carey-christmas-money-trnd
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250837110/thechristmasprincess
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