Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson Reunite for SURPRISE ‘Oh Santa!’
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00:00 ♪ It's hard to say but I've been calling nowadays ♪
00:02 ♪ And I'm on this thing ♪
00:04 ♪ Promise that I won't make a little bit confused ♪
00:08 - 'Tis the season.
00:10 Mariah Carey reuniting with Ariana Grande
00:12 and Jennifer Hudson for a little holiday surprise.
00:15 - It's for Christmas, darling, come on.
00:18 - The queen of Christmas was joined by Ari and J-Hood
00:21 during the New York City stop of her Merry Christmas
00:24 one and all tour over the weekend.
00:26 Marking the first live performance
00:28 of the trio's holiday single, "Oh Santa."
00:31 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, Santa ♪
00:34 ♪ If you get this letter please don't make it late ♪
00:37 ♪ It's hard to say but I've been calling nowadays ♪
00:40 ♪ And I'm on this thing ♪
00:42 - The three vocal powerhouses debuted the festive track
00:45 back in 2020 during Mariah's magical Christmas special.
00:49 ♪ Santa, if you get this letter won't you help me out ♪
00:54 ♪ I know you're kinda busy with your else right now ♪
00:57 ♪ And I don't know how you do the things you do ♪
01:00 ♪ When I sleep on Christmas Eve ♪
01:03 - And fast forward three years,
01:05 the ladies brought it all to the stage.
01:07 (upbeat Christmas music)
01:23 At one point, Mimi even showed off her signature whistle.
01:26 (crowd cheering)
01:30 - I am the most festive person that I know.
01:36 - After the performance,
01:37 Mariah shared how grateful she was
01:39 to have the gorgeous and talented Christmas angels,
01:42 Ariana and Jennifer, join her at Madison Square Garden.
01:46 Posting a snap from the evening on Instagram.
01:49 - I'm like a kid, this is, we don't really have to grow up
01:51 when we do this for a living.
01:53 - Ari reposted the same pic on her IG stories,
01:56 writing, "I love you Queen Mariah Carey.
01:58 "Thank you for this incredibly special moment."
02:01 - Thank you darling.
02:04 - And still in total wicked mode,
02:06 Ariana also shared this BTS shot,
02:09 saying in the caption,
02:10 "You can take the girl out of the Oz, but,"
02:13 while kicking up her leg to show off her ruby red heels.
02:16 - Hell yeah, do you know what I mean?
02:18 - Meanwhile, Mariah's been on the road,
02:20 spreading holiday cheer with her show since last month.
02:23 And ahead of its kickoff,
02:24 she told ET what fans might expect
02:26 on the set list during the tour.
02:28 - I think really it's kind of a potpourri of sorts.
02:33 It's kind of like, you know,
02:34 we start with the Sugar Plum Fairy
02:37 and go all the way through many holiday hymns
02:41 and then regular holiday songs.
02:43 And then some of my songs that I haven't done in a while,
02:47 that I, obviously I must've been frozen when I did them,
02:50 but they're some big, my other big hit songs.
02:54 I'm just super excited to be with the fans and, you know,
02:59 just have an experience with them on the road together
03:04 for Merry Christmas one and all.
03:06 (upbeat music)
03:08 (upbeat music)
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