Mariah & Nick's Christmas Card

Here's a photo of Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon's Christmas card. In true festive Mariah fashion, the card features a cartoon depiction of the happy couple as Mr. and Mrs. Claus on a sleigh with reindeer and, of course, their beloved pets. And it just wouldn't say Christmas if the card didn't play Mariah's holiday classic, "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Check it out!

Mariah's New Personal Fan Phone Line

Call Mariah's new personal fan phone line to hear her personal Holiday fan greeting on your cell and to join Mariah's free Mobile Club to receive personalized voice messages, text updates and maybe even get a call back from Mariah!

This is your best way to personally be in touch with Mariah!
917-388-9223

Mariah Carey's Holiday Wish to You!

Fans who signed up for the MariahCareyBeauty.com newsletter received a special surprise in their e-mail inbox: a holiday e-card from Mariah!

"Hey everyone, it's Mariah! You know how much I love the holidays. I wish you and your family lots of love, joy and laughter. Happy holidays!"

Click here to view the e-card and check out Mariah's wish list (below). You can also send your own!


Mariah's Wish List
1. Luscious Pink Fragrance
2. Jeweled Dog Collar for J.J.
3. Continued Love and Support for The Fresh Air Fund and the Make-A-Wish Foundationsh Foundation

"I Stay In Love" The Remixes

Amazon.com lists a new Mariah maxi-single that includes four dance mixes of "I Stay In Love." The single, called I Stay In Love The Remixes, is available for download digitally on iTunes.

You can listen to 30-second clips here.

Mariah Carey: The Ballads To Be Released on January 20th

Sony Music Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of Mariah Carey: The Ballads, available on January 20, 2009. This definitive collection celebrates the voice and the career of one of the best selling and most award winning female artists in the world.

This is the first time that all of Mariah's most popular ballads have appeared on one CD, making it a truly ultimate collection of her extraordinary music.

Mariah Carey: The Ballads features 18 chart-topping hits including nine #1 fan favorites like: 'Hero,' 'Vision Of Love,' 'One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)' and 'Dreamlover.'

Mariah made her recording debut in 1990 with Columbia records, becoming the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Track listing:
1. Hero
2. One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men)
3. Vision of Love
4. Without You
5. Can't Let Go
6. Love Takes Time
7. I'll Be There (Featuring Trey Lorenz)
8. Thank God I Found You - Make It Last Remix (Featuring Nas & Joe)
9. Endless Love (Featuring Luther Vandross)
10. I Still Believe
11. My All
12. The Roof
13. When You Believe (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston)
14. Anytime You Need A Friend
15. Always Be My Baby
16. Dreamlover
17. How Much (Featuring Usher)
18. Reflections

"Right To Dream" Video

Mariah Performs at Grammy Nominations Concert!!

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Live:

New Mariah iPod Skins and 2009 Calendar Now Available

Two new Mariah iPod skins are now available for purchase through the Official Fan Club Store. Both the Mariah Carey Classic skin and iTouch skin feature artwork from E=MC2 and offer great protection for your iPod. And if you have not already, get your 2009 Mariah Calendar now!

Any one can purchase these new items, but only Honey B. Fly members can get 10% off. Not a member? Join today!

Mariah On Ellen

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Mariah Carey Enters Oscar Race

Mariah Carey has no trouble topping the charts or winning Grammys. But one arena she's yet to conquer is the film world.

"Tennessee," will open for a limited screening in December in Los Angeles. And the pop star will be getting an Oscar push from the film, but for what she does best: singing.

For "Tennessee's" "Right to Dream," with a Dec. 2 digital retail release date, Carey got a little help from a surprising source. Rather than producer/regular collaborator Jermaine Dupri, Carey turned to country legend Willie Nelson.

"I was humming different melodies while I was on the set and stuff," Carey told Pop & Hiss. "I was just thinking that Willie Nelson would be somebody fabulous to collaborate with. I reached out to him and we met after one of his concerts, and he did some guitar for me.

"I went to his concert with my mom," Carey continued. "She's a huge fan of his. We watched his show, and went back to the trailer afterward, and had a nice long talk about writing and the style of the record I was going for. It's so heavily guitar-driven, and I was just thinking his sound would enhance the record."

The resulting song is one of the more low-key and elegant turns from the singer in recent memory. Dressed with delicate, finger-picked guitar embellishments, Carey's vocals are direct and sturdy, and go for determined optimism rather than late-night desperation.

The song, says Carey, is from the perspective of her "Tennessee" character Krystal, an aspiring singer. "The song has its own arc," Carey said. "She begins by telling us where she started, like she lays in bed and wonders where she left herself. A lot of people go through that sort of thing. It's kind of about empowerment."

Directed by Aaron Woodley (2003's "Rhinoceros Eyes") and produced by Lee Daniels, whose company has produced such films as "Monster's Ball" and "Shadowboxer," "Tennessee" tells the story of two brothers who go off in search of their estranged father. Along the way they run into Carey's Krystal, who is fleeing an abusive husband.

Next year, Carey will have a role in another Lee Daniels production, "Push," an adaptation of Sapphire's novel of the same name. But Carey will have no music in that film: "I just showed up as an actress," Carey said.

- Los Angeles Times

Mariah Performs at the AMAs, Wins Lifetime Achievement Award!

Last night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA, a lot of love was shown for Mariah at the 2008 American Music Awards. After being led down the stairs by hubby Nick Cannon, Mariah swept the crowd into a touching rendition of her new single, "I Stay In Love".

Prior to her performance, Mariah was presented with a special Lifetime Achievement Award honoring her record-breaking accomplishments of 18 #1 singles and most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The award's inscription reads:

The American Music Awards Honors Mariah Carey for surpassing two of the longest standing records in music history, formerly held by Elvis Presley. In 2008, Mariah Carey became the solo artist with the most number one hits of all time. In addition, Mariah has now spent more weeks at number one than any other artist in the history of music.

Is Mariah Carey Pregnant?

An insider says Mariah Carey is two months pregnant -- and she's over the moon

Vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with her new husband, Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey turned heads -- but not for the usual reasons.

Known for sunning herself in barely-there bikinis, Mariah was clad in a baggy cover-up that masked her midsection. "It was weird that she dressed so conservatively," says an onlooker on the beach November 15. "She kept her hand on her belly a lot."

A day before she left for Cabo, Mariah, 39, had people talking at the opening of Miami's newly renovated Fontainebleau hotel -- again, because she wasn't acting like herself. "She said no to a champagne toast backstage," says an insider. "She toasted with a water bottle instead."

According to an insider, Mariah's un-Mariahlike behavior stems from one very happy reason: She and Nick are expecting a baby. "Mariah has always wanted a baby," says a close friend of the singer. "She knows she is getting older, and to her, a baby is a beautiful cherished gift."

Mariah's dream may have come true -- a source says she is eight weeks along -- but her pregnancy wasn't planned.

"Mariah had been on birth control pills. She got sick, and she was on antibiotics, and that made her birth control less effective," the source explains. "That's how she got pregnant. It was a surprise."

A child of divorced parents, Mariah once said she wanted to wait to have a baby until she was in a stable relationship with "someone who would be a great father." And it appears that she's found exactly that with Nick, 28. "Nick is such a great man," Mariah's friend says. Mariah couldn't agree more. "I think we would make good parents," she says, "and that we'd be able to figure everything out together."

Source: In Touch Weekly

Mariah Graces 'Redbook' Magazine Cover

Here's what Mariah Carey's winter wonderland looks like: A tree decorated with gold and silver butterflies. A manger in the front room. Christmas music blasting from every speaker. A new husband Nick Cannon to snuggle up next to in the horse-drawn sleigh. by Julia Dahl

Mariah Carey has a lot to celebrate this year. Her 11th studio album, E=MC², was a massive success; she released a new fragrance, Luscious Pink; and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. But for Mariah, 38, the year's biggest thrill is much more personal: In April, after a whirlwind romance, the star married 27-year-old Nick Cannon in a small ceremony in the Bahamas.

Six months later, Mariah is still glowing.

"I'm really looking forward to being in love on Christmas," gushes the singer, whose assistant calls her "The Queen of Christmas." We're sitting in the back corner of a Brazilian restaurant near Mariah's New York City apartment. "It's easy to be lonely that time of year, and in the past I just drove into that festive mode with a sort of I-don't-care attitude. The holidays are always great, but being in love is going to be the icing on the cake."

Mariah is clearly ready to jump headlong into the season. Step one? Figuring out the personalized Christmas card. She dips her French-manicured nails into her purse to produce last year's effort.

"It's my fantasy version of myself," she says, pushing it across the table, and indeed, the card features a cartoon Mariah in a come-hither pose, dressed in a skimpy Santa dress and knee-high boots. She's accompanied by her two dogs, Jack and Jack Jr., and they're all soaring through the air with Santa on his sleigh. It's actually pretty charming.

"But look, this is the best part." She opens the card and a tinny version of her hit Christmas song, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," fills the air. Mariah beams, but her elation reveals something more than just artistic pride. These days, the songbird who seems to have everything (a hot new hubby, more number one songs than Elvis, and a rumored baby on the way--or at least on her wish list) says she is spending more time appreciating life's simple pleasures. "So much of the season is about being thankful," she tells me. And in this spirit, Mariah settles in and shares her plans for her favorite holiday.

What's the theme for this year's card?
I have to figure that out soon! I started sending cards out about 10 years ago. But "Happy Holidays! Love, Mariah" became pretty played out, so a couple of years ago I started having fun with it, playing around with images and music. I like the cartoon thing, and I think it'll definitely be musical again--I've had a bunch of people tell me their kids play with the card all year long, so I guess it was a hit.

Will Nick be on the card this time?
If he wants to be. I haven't asked him yet. He might be doing his own thing--he's very independent, which is one of the things I love about him. But it'd be fun to do one together.

Have you and Nick talked about how you'll celebrate Christmas this year? What do you usually do?
I'm usually working right up until Christmas, but no matter what's going on, no matter where I am, whether it's right after a tour or a video shoot somewhere, on December 21, I head to my house in Aspen and start celebrating! I have an extended group of friends and family from all over--as far as Sweden and the United Kingdom, even--and every year we gather in Aspen to make it the most festive Christmas ever. We try to outdo ourselves every year.

This year, in addition to everything I love about celebrating the holidays, it's all going to be heightened because of Nick--in a really good way. I think he senses that Christmas is a big deal to me, so he's sort of just going with the flow, so that's cool. I'm pretty sure his family and friends will be out there too. We have to figure it out, but we're gonna make it work!

How does the week begin?
The first thing that happens is I get off the place and get into the car, they have Christmas music blasting and a bottle of champagne ready to pop open! It sounds awful, but I'm a big kid in that way. As soon as I get in that car, I am engulfed in Christmas. I think Nick will be up for that, I really do. He'll be laughing.

Aspen must be the perfect place for a white Christmas.
It is. Aspen is all about the snow and the environment, so it automatically puts you in that celebratory mood. I don't really do up my New York apartment for Christmas; I save everything for Aspen. The house there is all done up with lights and bells--not over the top, but quaint. It's like a gingerbread house. And then you open the door and the first thing you see is this enormous tree and a manger.

I started going to Aspen the year after my album Butterfly came out, and that year I collected a ton of butterfly ornaments. So every year, before we get up there, I have a woman who comes to the house and sets up what we call the butterfly tree. It's gorgeous, all silver and gold with angels and butterflies on it and gold, silver, and white ornaments. And we have a manger set up in the front room because, to me, the season is about celebrating, about being with friends and loved ones, but first and foremost it's about the birth of Christ, and I think it's important to remember that.

How does that religious aspect of the holiday fit into your celebration?
One year I did a concert for Camp Mariah, which is a camp I started that benefits underprivileged children. And every year I work with the foster kids of Denver. We do a holiday event for them, and the last couple of years--I worry about saying this in case any of them read it--Santa has come and he looks much like Santa, a real beard and everything! And all the kids get gifts and get to take pictures with him.

You grew up on Long Island in New York and lived with your mom after your parents divorced. What was Christmas like when you were little?
My mother, now she was festive. She always wanted Christmas to be exciting. We didn't always have enough money for a lot of presents, but she'd wrap up whatever she could--even an orange--and say it was from the cat or something, just so I could have things to open. I think that when kids are little, it's really all about opening things; it doesn't matter so much what they are. And my mother always made things very fun.

Your mother was a singer also. Was music a big part of celebrating?
Yes. She usually had a Christmas party where she'd make mulled wine and invite all her friends, and we'd decorate the tree and everyone would sing carols. So music is very important to me around the holidays. By the end of the week in Aspen everybody is ready to kill me, because from the minute we get there to the minute we leave, I have the Christmas music on. Usually it's satellite radio, but we throw our favorites in there, like the James Brown Christmas album and the Jackson 5 Christmas album. Oh, and I love the Chipmunks' Christmas album! It's such a throwback to childhood--just laughing and having a good time.

Are there places of your childhood you try to incorporate into the celebration?
Every year we do what we call "Charlie Brown Christmas tree," where we string up those big red and green bulbs and hang tons of ornaments--mostly ornaments my fans have sent me over the years. They did pictures of, like, me and the dog, just really cute stuff. A couple of years ago, one of my friends gave us the idea of taking Polaroids of each other and then decorating them and putting those on the tree. That was really fun; I think we might do it again this year. It's a wonderful time for us all to bond and really get into the spirit.

Last year I was very inspired by the movie Elf--how much do you love that movie?--so we set up one of the upstairs bedrooms like the North Pole, all covered in fake snow, with tents and an area where the kids could play with toys like Etch A Sketches. My friend's two children were 3 and 1 at the time, and they were in heaven!

It sounds like you really love the "traditional" Christmas stuff.
I do, but we try to make it our own. The focal point of the week is the 23rd, when we do a real sleigh ride! Depending on how many of us are up there, we get one or two horse-drawn sleighs, and we bundle up and go riding in the snow under the stars. We always drink cocoa with butterscotch schnapps to keep warm, and we sing at the top of our lungs, not even remotely trying to sound good. Later, we go in the hot tub in our Christmas bikinis, then roll in the fresh snow and jump back in the tub.

Christmas bikinis?
Of course! I like the Santa ones, but they don't stay on very well, so I usually just do a red bikini with a Santa hat.

Speaking of bikinis, what about lingerie? This year you'll be a newlywed at Christmas; are you thinking about some naughty Santa outfits?
Honestly, I always get Santa lingerie--even if nobody's going to see it! I mean, why not? But this year I'm definitely excited because it'll be appreciated!

You mentioned cocoa for the sleigh rides. Do you have any other holiday food traditions?
Every Christmas Eve I make linguine and white clam sauce for everybody. They always ask, "Are you gonna make your clam sauce?" I'd be worried if Nick hadn't tried it yet, but he did and ate the whole plate! I also make stuffed shells. It's kind of random because I'm not Italian, but the recipes were my father's, and he gave them to me before he passed away, so it's become a tradition. And we always have A Charlie Brown Christmas on TV [while we eat]. Before the kids go to bed, we leave out cookies and a note for Santa.

The rest of us stay up late that night, and I usually end up wrapping presents until the sun comes up! My problem is, I do too much shopping out there because I never get a chance before that, so I'm sitting up all night wrapping. Then I sleep in Christmas day, which kind of ruins Christmas morning for everybody.

Do they all have to wait until you get up to open presents?
Well, they don't have to! Definitely I always tell everyone to let the kids open presents before I get up. We do stockings; we all have stockings with our names on them, even the dogs.

Since you do a big Christmas Eve dinner, is Christmas night more relaxed?
Actually, that's the night we dress up for dinner. Last year, my pastor came and did a service for us and ate dinner with us. And when I say dress up, I mean I'm in a gown. I've got lots of vintage pieces and I wear either red or white, and jewelry. Usually, a couple of days before, while everyone else is skiing, I just sit around playing dress-up. I don't know what that's about--I mean, who does that?! But skiing means being cold and getting up really early, two things I'm not very good at.

Have you decided yet what presents you want to get for Nick?
I've had a few ideas, but I wouldn't want this to come out before Christmas and give all my ideas away!

How about you? What do you want?
Honestly, I haven't really thought about it. I just want to have a really good time--a restful, enjoyable time. I want to be ecstatic and have the best Christmas ever. And I know that's a really huge request right now. There's so much going on in the world that's pretty dismal, but I've always had that glass-half-full outlook. That's how I am. And I really think it'll be a memorable Christmas.

Mariah on X Factor

"I Stay In Love" Live





"Hero" Live

EXCLUSIVE NEWS: BARACK OBAMA WINS THE ELECTION!

Sen. Barack Obama speaks to over 125,000 crowd members in Chicago’s Grant Park, minutes after being elected the 44th president of the United States, becoming the nation’s first black person to be elected president.

Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas and a first-term Democratic senator from Illinois, defeated second-time Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. The election proved even more victorious for Democrats, which now have the majority in both the House and Senate, the first time since 1994.

In case you missed it, check out President-Elect Obama’s acceptance speech.

"TENNESSEE" TRAILER

"I Stay In Love" Video