The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Mariah Carey Christmas to you

- By Christi Carras

On the ( not quite) fifirst day of Christmas, Mariah gave to me: A special on Apple TV.

That’s right: “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Spec i al” i s coming Dec. 4 t o Apple TV+, the streaming platform announced Wednesday. Also set to appear in the star- studded program are Ariana Grande, Tiffffffff­ffffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Mykal- Michelle Harris, Misty Copeland and a partridge in a pear tree.

Executive- produced by the Queen of Christmas herself, the holiday extravagan­za will feature a merry mix of musical performanc­es, dance numbers and animated displays.

“Let’s get festive!” Carey tweeted Wednesday, along with a sparkly promotiona­l poster featuring the Grammy winner smiling in the center of a giant evergreen wreath.

In tandem with the special, Apple will debut “Oh Santa!,” a new single and music video featuring Carey, Grande and Hudson. The pop power collab will lead a companion soundtrack including tracks from Dogg and Dupri, as well as a reimagined version of the Yuletide classic “Sleigh Ride.”

“Mariah Carey’s Magical

Christmas Special” i s one of multiple holiday shows the “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hitmaker has staged over the years. Past winter TV celebratio­ns starring Carey include Youtube Red’s “The Keys of Christmas,” Funny or Die’s “Mariah Carey’s Holiday Sketchtacu­lar” and the Hallmark Channel’s “Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas.”

Carey wasted no time ringi ng i n t he Christmas season this year by uploading a post- Halloween video of herself wearing a red flflannel onesie and cheering to the tune of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in her own personal winter wonderland.

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