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It wouldn’t be Christmas without Mariah Carey on the radio.
And this year it’s not just her festive hit All I Want For Christmas, because the singer will present her own show on BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Day from 7 p.m.
To mark the thirtieth anniversary of her festive 1994 classic, the American pop star will be part of BBC radio’s Christmas programme.
During the pre-recorded festive hour, Carey will thank listeners for their support over the years and perform Christmas classics from artists who have inspired her, including Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston.
When Carey’s classic Christmas hit was released in 1994, it was beaten to Christmas number one by East 17’s Stay Another Day.
It wouldn’t be Christmas without Mariah Carey on the radio. And this year it’s not just her festive hit All I Want For Christmas, because the singer will present her own show on BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Day from 7 p.m.
To mark the thirtieth anniversary of her festive 1994 classic, the American pop star will be part of BBC radio’s Christmas programme.
But in December 2020, 26 years after it was first released, it finally reached number one, and in 2022 the feat was achieved again.
Carey isn’t the only American superstar on the BBC’s festival line-up.
I Got You Babe singer Cher will reveal some of her favorite songs as she airs on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on December 15.
There will be some British presenters on BBC radio over the festive period.
Absolutely Fabulous stars Jennifer Saunders, Dame Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks and Julia Sawalha come together to discuss the hit 1990s sitcom and its recent reunion special with presenter Kirsty Wark for BBC Radio 4 on Christmas Day.
BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show presenter Zoe Ball, who this week announced she would be stepping back from the role in December after six years, will host some of her favorite crooners including Frank Sinatra and Louis on Christmas Eve from 12pm Armstrong, perform. to 2 p.m. and on Christmas Day from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.
The official Christmas number one will be announced on BBC Radio 1 on December 20 by Jack Saunders.
In August, Carey announced her Carey’s Christmas Time Tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her mega holiday hit.
When Carey’s classic Christmas hit was released in 1994, it was beaten to Christmas number one by East 17’s Stay Another Day.
But in December 2020, 26 years after it was first released, it finally reached number one, and in 2022 the feat was achieved again.
The five-time Grammy winner kicked off the concert tour on November 6 in Highland, California. She will perform the final show of the tour on December 17 in Brooklyn, New York.
The set list includes a whopping 26 songs and typically lasts about 90 minutes, during which she performs a mix of holiday classics with modern twists and her biggest hits.
Every evening she closes the show with her 1994 hit All I Want For Christmas is You, which is also called the most popular Christmas song in the world.
Last November, Carey opened up about the real history behind her famous song, which she composed with 66-year-old Brazilian songwriter Walter Afanasieff.
She told me Parade: “I started writing that on a little DX7 or Casio keyboard that was in this little room in the house I was living in at the time in Upstate New York, lifetimes ago.
‘Write down everything that was on my mind. All things that reminded me of Christmas, made me feel festive and I wanted other people to feel that.”