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Mariah Careyis getting ready for the holiday season!
“It’s almost time NEW YORK + TORONTO!! 🎉 💖 Comecelebrate Christmas with me this December!” Carey wrote alongside an Instagram post announcing the concert events.
“Lil' excited to be back on stage and get festive with everybody!! 🎅🦌🎄,” she added.
Tickets for the shows will be available to the general public starting Friday, Oct. 28. During checkout, fans will also be able to purchase an exclusive T-shirt as well as a copy of Carey’s illustrated holiday tale,The Christmas Princess, which is scheduled for release on Nov. 1.
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Carey, who fans have dubbed “The Queen of Christmas,” has never shied away from making her love of the holiday season known.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” later topped theBillboardHot 100 chart at No. 1for the first time in 2019, 25 years after its release. The Christmas hit then broke new ground last year as Careyreceived the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) Diamond Awardfor the song, making it the first holiday single to ever receive the coveted honor.
Back in 2010, Carey then releasedMerry Christmas II You, which featured an “Extra Festive” version of her holiday hit and other popular tracks such as “When Christmas Comes,” “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)” and “Oh Santa!”
She took part in a team-up withMcDonald’sfor their Famous Orders campaign last year, when the fast food company offered theMariah Menu. Featuring Carey’s favorite items, it offered 12 days of different free goodies for customers who spent $1 or more on the McDonald’s app.
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Though fans have bestowed Carey with her iconic Christmas title over the years, the star herself has said she doesn’t see herself as “The Queen of Christmas.”
“I did not create the title of the Queen of Christmas, that was other people and I just want to humbly say that I don’t consider myself that,” Carey said during an appearance on BBC’sZoe Ball Breakfast Show.
“I’m someone that loves Christmas, that happened to be blessed to write ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You.’ And a lot of other Christmas songs,” she continued. “And let’s face it, you know, everybody’s faith is what it is. But to me, [the Virgin] Mary is the Queen of Christmas.”
source: people.com
