Mariah Carey was already a global superstar when she released her first holiday album, “Merry Christmas,” in November 1994. She performed it with Michael Bublé on the crooner’s TV Christmas special. Mariah Carey in a scene from “Mariah Carey’s Christmas Special.” (Apple)AdvertisementLittle wonder Carey has begun calling herself the Queen of Christmas, and scattering tinsel across platforms. Last week, “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” a splashy, knowingly kitschy old-fashioned revue, premiered on the Apple TV+ streaming service. I mean, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was the first Christmas song I ever wrote.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 14, 2020 15:01 UTC