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.

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.