Carey proves she’s Christmas queen
Every year, we can pretty much count on Mariah Carey to remind us that Christmas season actually kicks off the day after Halloween.
Though many of you may have waited until after Thanksgiving to put out the decorations (we don’t mean you early folks who ate your turkey beside your Christmas tree), we have to roll with Carey.
After all, the “All I Want for Christmas” singer represents the holiday season big time.
Whether Carey is tweeting her support after a homeowners association threatened to fine a man for putting his Christmas decorations up too early, or appearing to offer to go warrior princess when a Dallas bar put a limit on playing her perennial Christmas classic hit, the holiday season probably doesn’t have a better fan than Carey.
That 1994 song, by the way, is back on the charts, of course.
So how can I not lead off this week’s Pop Life Chronicles with the diva now that we are firmly in the season?
Who does a Christmas special better than Mariah Carey?
Guests include Khalid and Grammy-winning gospel star Kirk Franklin. And the special features an exclusive interview with Carey and her 10-year-old twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe.
We are also promised “a dazzling, new rendition of fan favorite ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).’”
You will have to wait until it starts streaming Friday on Apple TV+, but it looks to be worth the wait.
Blue Christmas album
Bryson Tiller has made a holiday album for the brokenhearted.
The R&B singer titled it “A Different Christmas,” and he told Billboard the pandemic, coupled with a bad breakup, inspired him, though he has always wanted to make a Christmas album.
“Experiencing that loneliness and the thought of spending Christmas alone made me (say), OK, I think I could make a Christmas album — but I’m going to do it my way,” he told the publication.
The album is currently streaming.