{"id":7899,"date":"2020-12-05T00:11:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T00:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=7899"},"modified":"2020-12-05T14:01:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T14:01:54","slug":"mariah-carey-christmas-special-appletv","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/mariah-carey-christmas-special-appletv\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey Still Reigns As The Queen Of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariah Carey\u2019s Magical Christmas Special \u2014 Official Trailer | Apple TV+\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KA7GxpLH_5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sure, holiday gatherings may be canceled and Santa may be sporting a face mask, but if anyone could salvage Christmas in 2020, it&#8217;s Mariah Carey. Despite the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the legendary pop star slays the holidays as she dropped her hour long &#8220;Mariah Carey&#8217;s Magical Christmas Special,&#8221; on Friday via streaming service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-tv-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaced with a <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/georgia-may-jagger-christmas-interview\/\">holiday cheer<\/a> crisis, the North Pole knows there\u2019s only one person who can save the day, Santa\u2019s great friend, Mariah Carey,\u201d Apple said in a statement ahead of the star-studded special&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-7906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/mariah-carey-christmas-special.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" width=\"1548\" height=\"1024\" data-gz_credit=\"Apple TV+\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Haddish opens the show, narrating a twist of the<em> Night Before Christmas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Twas the night before Christmas, all white with snow, but Santa was worried. <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/how-hollywood-is-celebrating-the-holidays-during-lockdown\/\">Holiday spirit<\/a> was low,&#8221; she says. &#8220;You see, the people of Earth had quite a rough year and few could muster up any holiday cheer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turning to the North Pole, viewers meet Santa&#8217;s secretary Billy (played by the hilarious Billy Eichner) who is in full-blown panic mode surrounded by alarms and warnings that read dire projections such as &#8220;Joy Level: Low&#8221; and &#8220;Insufficient Cheer.&#8221; After a quick cameo by Bette Midler, he declares a full blown emergency and calls Carey on her glittery red iPhone for help.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s put on a fabulous Christmas concert and cheer up the world,&#8221; she declares, springing into action to save the holiday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-7904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Mariah-Carey-Ariana-Grande-Jennifer-Hudson.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" data-gz_credit=\"Apple TV+\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What follows is a fantastical, over-the-top Christmas spectacular, that only Carey could deliver. She teams up with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to sing &#8220;Oh Santa!&#8221; then later is joined by Santa-clad Snoop Dogg, and Jermaine Dupri belts out &#8220;Here Comes Santa Claus.&#8221; The Peanuts gang including Charlie Brown, Linus and Snoopy also join in on the singing fun as the New York native brings all the nostalgia singing classics such as&#8221;Christmas Time Is In the Air Again,&#8221; &#8220;O Holy Night,&#8221; &#8220;Joy to the World,&#8221; and &#8220;Silent Night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Never one to go casual, Carey&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/6-non-naff-holiday-jumpers-that-will-get-you-in-the-festive-spirit\/\">Christmas costumes<\/a> are just as fabulous as her voice. Standout looks include a toy soldier-inspired flouncy mini-dress, winter sparkly long-sleeve floor-length dress with a dangerously high slit, and a dramatic winter white ballgown.<\/p>\n<p>To close out the show, Carey gives everyone goosebumps as she performs her epic holiday hit &#8220;All I Want for Christmas Is You.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one can ruin Christmas with Mariah Carey,&#8221; the singer assures the audience during the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-7905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/12\/Mariah-Carey-Ariana-Grande-Jennifer-Hudson1.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" width=\"1000\" height=\"651\" data-gz_credit=\"Apple TV+\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The companion soundtrack to the holiday TV event is now also available on Apple music.<\/p>\n<p>All hail the reigning Queen Of 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