Mariah Carey announced the come-back of her “Merry Christmas one And All!” tour on Monday of last week. The holiday tour includes 13 dates across the country starting November 15 in California and ends December 17 in New York. It will make a stop at Chicago’s United Center on December 3rd. Presale tickets will began that Wednesday at 10 a.m. and the general admissions tickets went on sale that Friday.
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” was released in October 1994 as the first single from Mariah’s Merry Christmas album. It later on went to become one of the best-selling singles of all time and the best-selling ringtone in the United States for several years. Billboard not long ago just named Mariah’s song as the number one record on their Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 songs list.
“Queen of Christmas”
Mariah’s “Queen of Christmas” song became the first and only single to take home the RIAA’s Diamond Award. Mariah is one of the top Gold and Platinum awarded artists of all time. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is the only holiday song to accomplish the Diamond award. Which is an astonishing milestone forever stamped in music history.
The Spirit of Christmas
Having charted every holiday season since its original release, Mariah’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Which someone called “One of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon.” has become a needed seasonal standard that continues to bring the spirit of Christmas to the hearts of music lovers all over the world. Mariah Carey admits her obsession with Christmas stems from her rough childhood. She states “When you grow up with a messed-up life then you’re able to have this transformation where you can make your life what you want it to be? That is joy for me.”
Mariah also spotlights her “All I Want For Christmas Is You” in the Apple TV+ movie, Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special and her other animated one “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” With other stars like Tiffany Haddish, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg and many more. It also has a saying the season cannot be merry without Mariah Carey. Both of the shows are rated 4-plus and are very special to watch with family around the holiday.
Lastly, go ahead and purchase a ticket and spread the jolliness before she sells out. Mariah has over 2.4 million views with thousands of reposts and likes after announcing. You wouldn’t want to miss it.
Written by Precious Bowens
Sources:
Chicago’s Very Own WGN9: Mariah Carey announces holiday concert in Chicago
RIAA.COM: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas is You” Makes History
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