That’s proper, dahling. Mariah Carey, unofficially generally known as the Queen of Christmas, is bringing her expertise to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 24, for what NBC calls a “historical parade finale.”
And sure, she’ll be performing her hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” because the clock nears midday and Santa Claus arrives at New York City’s Herald Square to usher within the vacation season.
“My childhood dream is coming to life!” Carey wrote on Instagram on Friday, November 18, as she introduced the information. “I’m going to be opening for the one and only Santa Claus at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!”
Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is an everlasting vacation hit for the pop diva. In 2019, 25 years after its launch, the track hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, changing into the primary Christmas tune to high the chart in 60 years. With gross sales of 10 million models, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has additionally achieved the Recording Industry Association of America’s Diamond certification, having gone Platinum 10 occasions over.
As for different yuletide festivities, Carey can be performing within the TV particular Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ reside at 8/7c on Tuesday, December 20. (The information of Carey’s Thanksgiving Day Parade involvement, nevertheless, comes simply days after Trial Trademark and Appeal Board denied the singer’s request to trademark the title “Queen of Christmas,” per NPR.)
In a press launch, NBC says that this yr’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 96th version of the occasion, “will bring the nation together with a dazzling lineup featuring giant character helium balloons, fantastic floats, show-stopping marching bands, high-spirited performance groups, whimsical clowns, music stars, and the one-and-only Santa Claus” because it airs reside on the published community and streams on Peacock.
Along with Carey, different parade performers this yr embody Gloria Estefan, Paula Abdul, Jordin Sparks, Dionne Warwick, and Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin forged members Adam DeVine, Sarah Hyland, and Flula Borg.
96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, November 24, 9a/8c, NBC and Peacock