Mariah Carey performed her first post-COVID Christmas concert over the weekend â and was joined by her 11-year-old daughter.
The singer played a show at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada on Friday (December 9), sharing a host of Christmas classics.
For a duet on the classic ‘Away In A Manger’ Mariah was joined by daughter Monroe who shares the same aptitude for singing as her mother.
âThis is my baby girl, here,â Carey said when introducing Monroe to the stage. âEleven years ago, I got the greatest gift.
“You know what, I donât have birthdays, but the birthing day was the greatest gift ever, when I had my twins Roc and Roe [Moroccan and Monroe], and once again Iâd like to introduce you to my daughter, Monroe.
She added: âThis is our first duet. Alright, this is a beautiful, beautiful hymn called âAway in a Manger.â Weâve been working on this one for a minute,â she says, gently patting her daughterâs back.”
As Christmas nears, Carey is set to perform a series of virtual concerts on Robloxâs Livetopia platform, with her project dubbed âMariah Careyâs Winter Wonderlandâ.
The virtual shows will take place over four consecutive nights from December 21-24, each starting at 7pm ET (12am GMT). Sheâll perform an array of old and new hits across the concerts, wrapping up with her holiday classic âAll I Want For Christmas Is Youâ as the grand finale.
In addition to the musical entertainment, Careyâs âWinter Wonderlandâ experience on will also feature a Christmas-themed treasure hunt designed by her twin boys, as well as item drops and more.
Careyâs âAll I Want For Christmas Is Youâ has become a signature holiday song since it was released in 1994. Last December the track topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the third year in a row, making it the first song in history to top the charts three separate times.
Prior to that the singer had filed to immortalise her synonymity with the festive holiday by attempting to trademark the term âQueen of Christmasâ, as well as âQOCâ, âPrincess of Christmasâ and âChristmas Princessâ.
The move drew criticism from fellow holiday singers Darlene Love and Elizabeth Chan, and Carey’s wish was last month denied by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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