Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson Surprised Fans With A Performance Of ‘Oh Santa!’ During The Singer’s Holiday Tour

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Brenda Lee’sRockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” may be No. 1 song in America, but Mariah Carey is still the Queen of Christmas. With just a few weeks before Carey’s holiday, Carey has to pack as much holiday cheer into her live shows as possible. On Saturday, December 9, she took her Merry Christmas One And All Tour to Madison Square Garden in New York City.

So far, the setlist for the tour is filled with fans’ favorite holiday tracks, including Carey’s record-setting song “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” However, yesterday’s show offered a little surprise. As Carey prepared to sing “Oh Santa!” she was joined onstage by EGOT holder Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande. The powerhouse trio spiced things up, delivering the remix version of a song initially released in 2020.

Following the performance, Carey took to Instagram to thank her collaborators for making a cheerful cameo during the show, writing, “Grateful to have the gorgeous and talented Christmas angels Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson join me on stage tonight at Madison Square Garden for our song ‘Oh Santa! (Remix)’ 🎅🏻☃🎄❤❤❤.”

Mariah Carey’s 2023 Holiday Season Takeover Will Begin With The ‘Merry Christmas One And All Tour’

There are just two more months left of 2023, the weather is getting colder, and pumpkin spice has infiltrated coffee shop menus and store shelves, so you know what that means. In the words of the Queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, “The actual defrosting has begun!”

In the coming weeks, you are sure to hear her holiday anthem “All I Want For Christmas Is You” about 437 times, right up until the day… and for lucky fans in the cities listed below, you can hear her sing it live on her Merry Christmas One And All Tour.

The tour will begin the week before Thanksgiving and will run right up until the week before Christmas, hitting major cities across North America including LA, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and Philly, before concluding in Christmas central, New York City.

Tickets will go on sale on October 6, 2023. You can see the full dates below.

11/15– Highland, CA @ Yaamava Casino
11/17– Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
11/21– Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
11/24– Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Arena
11/27– Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
11/29– Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell
12/01– Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
12/03– Chicago, IL @ United Center
12/05– Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
12/11– Boston, MA @ TD Garden
12/13– Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
12/15– Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
12/17– New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden