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Message from Mariah (in the hospital with Nick)

moderatormc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:44:05 +0000

Read a message from Mariah with an update about her husband Nick.

This is us in the hospital - role reversal; Last year it was me attached to the machines (after having dembabies) and Nick was there with me through it, and now here we are.

We're trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful. They tried to kick me out of the hospital but here I am pon de bed with Mr. C.

We're doing OK but we're "straaaaaanded in Aspen". #DramaticDivaPlace (I know, we could be in a lot worse places) but the truth is as long as we're together, we're OK. I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers. LYM.

Christmas with Mariah, Nick, DemBabies & Santa!

moderatormc — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:12:49 +0000

New pictures of the Carey-Cannon family! Roc & Roe's first Christmas! http://www.dembabies.com

Check out DemBabies.com for new pictures of "Roc & Roe" celebrating their first Christmas with mommy Mariah, daddy Nick and Mariah's friend SANTA (yes, she knows him!) Preview below...

Recap: Mariah's 2011 Holiday Season

moderatormc — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:16:23 +0000

Mariah's Christmas classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You" dominated the holiday season in 2011! Read all about its chart success, various covers worldwide and Mariah's Christmas in 2011.

Just before the 2011 Holiday Season is over, Team Mariah is re-capping the festive time we had with Mimi this season, starting with "All I Want For Christmas Is You" getting worldwide covers through Mariah's gorgeous duet with John Legend for "When Christmas Comes" to Mariah's personal YouTube channel with fun surprises for the fans.

Mariah's original version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" was released in 1994. The song, written by Mariah, has become a modern Christmas classic, dominating the radio airplay and Billboard charts every holiday season since. BMI recently described it as "a slice of Christmas pop-soul perfection so infectious and heart-warming, it became an instant classic heard everywhere, every holiday season."

"All I Want for Christmas is You" is one of the best-selling holiday songs of all time, inescapable every Christmas in the U.S., Europe and Japan, and the first holiday ringtone to be certified double-platinum. This year, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" became the first holiday song ever to reach sales of 2 million digital downloads!

Billboard magazine launched a brand new Holiday Songs chart, combining sales and airplay of all Christmas songs. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" debuted at #1 on the chart and stayed there for three weeks! It is also #1 on Billboard's Holiday Airplay chart as well as Billboard's Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart.

Mariah recently told The UK Sun she was humbled by the song's longevity: "I'm amazed and humbled by its popularity, even all these years later. And I think it's great that people have the song as a ringtone. Who'd have thought, all those years ago when I wrote it, that it would still be having an impact today?"

From My Chemical Romance, Lady Antebellum and Michael Buble, to the cast of Glee and Justin Bieber, a diverse and growing collection of artists have covered the tune. In fact, during November, the Billboard 200's top 10 had three albums (Buble, Glee, Bieber) carried by this cover! The New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones dubbed it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon." Rolling Stone readers picked it as one of their favorite Christmas songs this year.

In early November, Mariah partnered with Justin Bieber for a SuperFestive version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You"! The two superstars shot the music video at the famous Macy's store in New York City (see exclusive behind the scenes photos). The video premiered on November 30th, during the annual Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Watch "All I Want For Christmas Is You" SuperFestive music video with Justin Bieber:

Download "All I Want For Christmas Is You" on iTunes now:

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" - Original

"All I Want..." So So Def Remix ft. Jermaine Dupri & Lil' Bow Wow

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" - Extra Festive (2010)

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" (SuperFestive) duet with Justin Bieber

The song is so popular that everyone loves singing it when Christmas comes! From the British HMS Ocean Troops miming "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (the video became a viral hit following Mariah's tweet to them with over 3.5 million views), through the perfectly unified New York dancers choreography of "All I Want" to the guy singing the song with his iPod in a department song.

Other international versions included a Polish basketball team singing to Mariah's original and a singing flash mob in Australia performing the song. Blogger Perez Hilton hosted a contest on his site for best karaoke version of the song and most recently, X-Factor winner Melanie Amaro performed the song on the show's finale.

As if all this wasn't enough, Mariah teamed up with the wonderful John Legend for a duet on the soulful original "When Christmas Comes". The two shot the video in Mariah's house and the video premiered on "A Very BET Christmas Special" that aired on December 11th. The song went to #1 in South Korea and #3 on Japan's holiday songs chart!

Watch "When Christmas Comes" duet with John Legend:

Download "When Christmas Comes" with John Legend on iTunes!

The fans got many more Christmas treats & gifts from MC this season:

--A world first hologram concert simultaneously broadcast live in five European cities! Watch:

--Charlie Brown Christmas music video. Watch:

--A Launch of Mariah's YouTube channel with personal videos (including one documenting her search of Christmas lights in New York) and Mariah's favorite holiday songs playlist!

--Music Choice Christmas Special now available on Music Choice On Demand!

--FuseTV Takeover day on Christmas day (December 25) including a premiere of "On The Record" special interview with Toure.

--Radio interviews with Tom Joyner, Doug Banks, Japan's Mezamashi, Australia's Hot 30 Countdown and Australia's Morning Show on 2DayFM.

--Christmas greeting from Mariah to her fans:

Merry Christmas and a happy new year everyone!!!

Mariah's YouTube Holiday Playlist

grainville — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:52:57 +0000

Check out Mariah's favorite Christmas songs on her YouTube Holiday Playlist!

Mariah has selected the ultimate holiday playlist for an extra festive holiday season! Check out Mariah's favorite Christmas songs on her YouTube Holiday Playlist

Mariah Takes Over FUSE TV On Christmas Day!

a.austria — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:59:39 +0000

Mariah Carey takes over Fuse TV on December 25th starting at 6am! Plus make sure to catch the premiere of Fuse's exclusive interview, "Mariah Carey: On The Record," at 8pm/7C.

Mariah Carey takes over Fuse TV this Christmas! Starting at 6am on December 25th it's all Mariah all day long! Plus be sure to catch the premiere of Fuse's exclusive interview, "Mariah Carey: On The Record," at 8pm/7C.

Follow @MariahAlerts on Twitter!

moderatormc — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:43:14 +0000

Team Mariah and MariahCarey.com are now on Twitter! Follow us @MariahAlerts

Team Mariah and MariahCarey.com are now on Twitter! Follow us @MariahAlerts to get all the latest official Mariah news, be part of exciting fan-projects and contests!

Feel free to tweet us or e-mail us your news stories, MC encounters and pictures to TeamMariah@MariahCarey.com.

Mariah and Music Choice Celebrate The Holidays!

Fan Club Admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:52:51 +0000

Mariah fans get ready to unwrap another extra festive gift from MC! Tune-in to Mariah’s holiday special premiering TODAY, December 19th only on Music Choice on Demand!

It's the holiday season and who knows more about the holidays than Mariah Carey. We recently caught up with her to talk about her new Christmas collabo with John Legend, pecan pies and parties. For more Mariah, be sure to check out her holiday special premiering TODAY, Dec. 19 only on Music Choice On Demand. MC on MC... Perfect together!

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" - A favorite of Rolling Stone's Readers

moderatormc — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:56:40 +0000

The readers of Rolling Stone magazine picked the Greatest Rock & Roll Christmas songs and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is on the list!

Mariah Carey, 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'

Before the release of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" in 1994, there hadn't been a new holiday standard in quite a long time. Written by Carey near the peak of her career, the Motown-inspired track has become one of her signature numbers. She re-recorded it in 2010 for her second Christmas album Merry Christmas II You.

The Sun Interviews Mariah: Humbled by the popularity of "All I Want"

moderatormc — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:43:55 +0000

The Sun's exclusive interview with Mariah: "I'm humbled by the popularity of the song.. it's great people even use it as a ringtone."

YOU can't go anywhere at the moment without a Christmas song blaring out.

But one being played more than any other is the Mariah Carey smash All I Want For Christmas Is You.

Since it was first released in 1994, the classic track has spent more than 50 weeks in the UK Top 40 and sold millions of copies worldwide.

And that's before you factor in Mariah's new version with Justin Bieber along with Michael Bublé's reworking of the hit on his No1 Christmas album.

Luckily she doesn't get sick of the song as she is a massive fan of Christmas — and not just because it signals another huge payday.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Mariah, 41, said: "I start planning my Christmas in June.

"It's absolutely my favourite holiday and I've always loved everything about this time of year. I love cooking and I'm a smash-hit wonder in the kitchen.

"I'm going to be making the turkey, cranberry sauce and all the trimmings this Christmas. I cooked at Thanksgiving and it was a real success with everyone asking for seconds."

Mariah's love of festive anthems, including Bing Crosby's White Christmas, led her to write All I Want.

And even she is surprised by its lasting appeal.

She said: "I'm amazed and humbled by its popularity, even all these years later. And I think it's great that people have the song as a ringtone.

"Who'd have thought, all those years ago when I wrote it, that it would still be having an impact today?"

This year the song has been kept in our heads — and charts — by the star's duet with teen sensation Justin Bieber who has released a Christmas album of his own this year.

It was a no-brainer for Mariah to work with him as it introduced an army of young Beliebers to her famous Crimbo track.

She said: "Justin's definitely a young phenomenon — fun, cute and very talented. That's why I wanted to work with him."

But it's not just pop stars who have added to the song's popularity this year.

Earlier this month sailors on the HMS Ocean warship uploaded a video of themselves miming to the track to celebrate their return home after serving seven-and-a-half months in Libya. The ship initially set off on a seven-week training exercise before being diverted to support the UN air mission during the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi. The now-famous sailors returned home last week.

Their video went viral on YouTube scoring the heroes over 2.5million views.

Even an impressed Mariah is a fan of the clip.

She tweeted: "This is the best thing I've ever seen, you guys just made my day!"

She told us: "I love their take on it. I think it's the cutest thing ever. Very good lip-synching too.

"If I'd had more time, I would have liked to have gone down to Plymouth to meet the singing sailors and their families.

"Sadly, my trip to London is so short, I just don't have time. But I'm very glad that they've all made it home for Christmas." Mum-of-two Mariah, who has sold more than 200million records in the last 20 years, will spend the festive period with friends and family in snowy Aspen, Colorado.

Mariah, who has been married to TV presenter Nick Cannon, 31, for three years, said: "Luckily Nick is almost as over-the-top festive as me. One year we hired Santa Claus to come round with real reindeer who looked as if they were going to fly off into the snow at any moment. Everyone loved it."

This year the couple will spend their first Christmas with their eight-month-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan.

Monroe is named after superstar Marilyn and her brother's name comes from the Moroccan Room in Mariah's apartment where Nick proposed to her.

The children feature in the video for her new single When Christmas Comes, which is a duet with John Legend. She said: "I actually wrote that song when I was pregnant. There's a line in it that says, 'We can laugh together as the children play'. So it was special having the twins with me for the recording of the video."

During her pregnancy Mariah regularly posted pictures of her huge baby bump online and kept her fans updated about "dem babies" as she refers to them.

She explained: "I had a tough pregnancy. Because I was carrying twins, I was super-heavy and I think my bones just weren't used to holding up that much weight.

"I don't think I understood the enormity or the magnitude of what being pregnant does to your body. By the end I could hardly walk.

"But I don't want to dwell on that really, or sound as if I'm complaining, because I know I'm very blessed. I'm loving motherhood. It's a beautiful place to be and they're very good kids." Mariah credits her own mother, Patricia, for getting her interested in singing when she was a toddler.

The pair sang a duet last year, O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus, which was released last year on Mariah's second festive album, Merry Christmas II You.

And she hopes she can pass a love of singing on to her kids, too.

She said: "I started singing at home with my mom when I was four. I've always talked about her influence on me for my whole life. And with our duet, I felt as if we had come full circle.

"I certainly can imagine singing with the children round the tree when they're older because they really respond to music and love me to sing to them.

"And I do feel that musical ability is something that's handed down. We shall see."

Mariah has quickly shed her baby weight and credits the Jenny Craig Diet Plan — a company which ships special healthy ready meals to you — for helping her to slim down.

She said: "I had a lot of weight to lose because I'd retained so much water. Someone recommended the "Jenny" programme to me and it was exactly what I was looking for.

"It's quick but also very nutritious. I also did gentle aqua exercise as often as I could."

Mariah was so impressed with the "Jenny diet" she has become its US ambassador.

She said: "I wanted to help create awareness about healthy eating and losing weight. My pregnancy and weight gain made me realise what some women grapple with all their lives. At one point I thought I would never see my bone structure again."

Mariah was in London to pick up a Noble Gift Humanitarian Award for her charity work.

The singer said: "Several years ago I co-founded Camp Mariah, which is part of the Fresh Air Fund. This enables inner-city kids to look at their educational and career opportunities while enjoying camping adventures outside of the city.

"I'm planning on going camping with the kids again next summer."