Mariah Careycelebrated 25 years of her hit Christmas song, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” with amusic videofeaturing dozens of her friends and favorite artists, includingAriana Grande.To commemorate the classic holiday tune, which Carey released in 1994, the singer gathered actors, fellow musicians and athletes to lip sync the song, includingRyan Reynolds,Ciara,Katy Perry,Misty Copeland,Trevor Noahand the NHL team the Vegas Golden Knights among many more.“WOW! This is one of the best Christmas gifts I could ever have gotten. I am so thankful to all of my friends and favorite artists who participated in this video. You brought a huge smile to my face. THANK YOU!” Careywrote on Twitteralong with a snippet of the new video.Granderespondedto Carey’s tweet with a string of heart emojis, prompting the “We Belong Together” singer tothankthe “Into You” singer for her contribution to the video.“I love that you did the ad-libs on the bridge!! Thank you,” Carey wrote. Granderespondedto the compliment with a goat emoji (potentially calling Carey the GOAT — “greatest of all time”), another heart and a big-eyed emoji.Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images; Michael Kovac/Getty ImagesBut the star-filled music video isn’t the only new one that Carey released for the iconic song.She also released a new music video that features her children, 8½-year-old twins,Moroccan Scott and Monroe, whom she shares with exNick Cannon.While the original featured a muted montage of low-key home video footage,the updated, sparkling versionstarts with a little girl who gets a glimpse of Santa Claus on the street before spotting Carey in a decked-out store window.Dressed in a fitted Santa suitwhile posing as a mannequin among stuffed animals and nutcrackers, Carey starts to sing, and the little girl then magically walks through the glass and another door to join the pop star and her friends in a winter wonderland celebration.Mariah Carey/Twitter“All I Want for Christmas Is You” recently topped theBillboardHot 100chart, landing at No. 1 for thefirst time since its original release.Carey responded toBillboard‘s tweet announcing her major milestone accomplishment on Monday,saying, “We did it ?❤️???.”She also shared a photo of her tweeton Instagram, putting a string of grateful hands in the caption: “???.”“When it first came out, it was more of a gradual thing,” Carey recentlytold PEOPLE about the song’s success. “It was popular, but it didn’t have what it has now.”“I feel like people have grown up with the song and it’s become a part of people’s lives in terms of the way they celebrate the holidays,” she said. “That makes me feel really proud as someone that loves Christmas so much.”
Mariah Careycelebrated 25 years of her hit Christmas song, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” with amusic videofeaturing dozens of her friends and favorite artists, includingAriana Grande.
To commemorate the classic holiday tune, which Carey released in 1994, the singer gathered actors, fellow musicians and athletes to lip sync the song, includingRyan Reynolds,Ciara,Katy Perry,Misty Copeland,Trevor Noahand the NHL team the Vegas Golden Knights among many more.
“WOW! This is one of the best Christmas gifts I could ever have gotten. I am so thankful to all of my friends and favorite artists who participated in this video. You brought a huge smile to my face. THANK YOU!” Careywrote on Twitteralong with a snippet of the new video.
Granderespondedto Carey’s tweet with a string of heart emojis, prompting the “We Belong Together” singer tothankthe “Into You” singer for her contribution to the video.
“I love that you did the ad-libs on the bridge!! Thank you,” Carey wrote. Granderespondedto the compliment with a goat emoji (potentially calling Carey the GOAT — “greatest of all time”), another heart and a big-eyed emoji.
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images; Michael Kovac/Getty Images
But the star-filled music video isn’t the only new one that Carey released for the iconic song.
She also released a new music video that features her children, 8½-year-old twins,Moroccan Scott and Monroe, whom she shares with exNick Cannon.
While the original featured a muted montage of low-key home video footage,the updated, sparkling versionstarts with a little girl who gets a glimpse of Santa Claus on the street before spotting Carey in a decked-out store window.
Dressed in a fitted Santa suitwhile posing as a mannequin among stuffed animals and nutcrackers, Carey starts to sing, and the little girl then magically walks through the glass and another door to join the pop star and her friends in a winter wonderland celebration.
Mariah Carey/Twitter
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” recently topped theBillboardHot 100chart, landing at No. 1 for thefirst time since its original release.
Carey responded toBillboard‘s tweet announcing her major milestone accomplishment on Monday,saying, “We did it ?❤️???.”
She also shared a photo of her tweeton Instagram, putting a string of grateful hands in the caption: “???.”
“When it first came out, it was more of a gradual thing,” Carey recentlytold PEOPLE about the song’s success. “It was popular, but it didn’t have what it has now.”
“I feel like people have grown up with the song and it’s become a part of people’s lives in terms of the way they celebrate the holidays,” she said. “That makes me feel really proud as someone that loves Christmas so much.”
source: people.com
