For the third consecutive year, the singer will travel the roads of the United States to celebrate the holiday season on stage.
Mariah Carey is already bringing out the garlands and the tree. The singer, who has become inseparable from the end-of-year celebrations thanks to her hit All I Want For Christmas is Youannounced a new Christmas tour on Friday, August 2. Entitled Mariah Carey’s Christmas Timeit will pass through 20 American cities from November 6 to December 17.
This will be the third consecutive year that Mariah Carey has concluded with a Christmas tour, after Merry Chrismas to All! in 2022 and Merry Christmas One and All! in 2023. Previously, from 2014 to 2019, the singer held a Christmas-themed residency in Manhattan, which she sometimes performed internationally – she notably stopped off in Paris in 2018.
Christmas Queen
Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time will mark 30 years ofAll I Want For Christmas is Youher 1994 hit, from the first of her two Christmas albums. The song has only grown in popularity since then, making the holiday season a marketing tool for the diva.
How Mariah Carey’s Hit Became a Cult Christmas Song
Having become a classic of the genre, the title systematically ranks number 1 in sales during the approach of the holidays in the United States. It regularly breaks new records – in 2018, it became the most listened to song in 24 hours in the history of Spotify. Above all, this song is an inexhaustible gold mine: it has brought in no less than 60 million dollars in royalties to its performer, according to Forbes.
Additionally, Mariah Carey has been increasingly inventive every year in finding new ways to capitalize on this success. In addition to her now-traditional tours, she recorded a Christmas-themed special for Apple TV+ in 2020, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Specialin which she received a plethora of stars.
