By Julio Cortes
Nov 16, 2023, 1:56 PM EST
For many years now Mariah Carey has expressed that he loves the Christmas season, and now he revealed what his favorite Christmas carol is. But contrary to what many might think, it is not his song “All I Want For Christmas Is You”but from another classic.
The singer was invited to the television program Jennifer Hudsonand there he said that his favorite Christmas theme is “The Christmas Song”of Nat King Cole. “That song was my grandmother’s favorite.” Hudson asked her how many Christmas trees she had at her house, to which Carey responded, “I don’t want anyone to feel left out, because we have a lot. Not a field per se; In the main part of the house there is a nice tree, very tall, with gold and silver, I mean, not real gold, and then there is a small tree, with multicolored lights, like Charlie Brown’s, with some decorations that fans made for my. We took Polaroids and placed them on the tree. It’s fun”.
Carey, who calls herself “The Queen of Christmas,” also said that in the days before the holidays she only lets Christmas music be played in her house. As for the films she watches, “even the movies have to be related to Christmas. I love “Elf”. Also the original of “Miracle On 34th. “Street”. She is old, but she has something. everyone loves “Home Alone”.
Mariah has rarely talked about what she cooks for Christmas, and Jennifer questioned her about it, too. “I do cook, and no one believes it. On December 23, I make Italian food, because my father had a recipe for Linguini with white clam sauce, and he gave me the recipe before he died. I also do other things, like traditional Christmas dinner. And I help; I mean, I’m not the only one cooking. “I add a little bit of the seasonings.”
Mariah’s love for Christmas has also been reflected in the season-themed concert series she offers. Your new tour Merry Christmas One And All! It began on November 15, and has dates in Denver, Kansas City, Detroit and Boston, among other cities (the last show will be at Madison Square Garden in New York). Year with year “All I Want For Christmas Is You” returns to the charts; The song was originally released in 1994, but it took more than a decade for new generations to discover it, turning the song into a classic that finally reached number 1 on the chart. Hot 100 of Billboard in 2019.
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