{"id":1751952,"date":"2022-11-26T06:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T11:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751952"},"modified":"2022-11-26T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T14:19:40","slug":"queen-of-christmas-mariah-carey-admits-shes-a-diva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/queen-of-christmas-mariah-carey-admits-shes-a-diva\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cQueen of Christmas\u201d Mariah Carey Admits She\u2019s a Diva"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fqueen-of-christmas-mariah-carey-admits-shes-a-diva%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1751952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mariah Carey is timeless. <\/p>\n<p>She doesn\u2019t like to talk about her age, and when it came to creating her holiday hit, \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You,\u201d she and first husband Tommy Mottola were careful to give it the feel that was classic and not of-the-moment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want it to feel specific to any era, so we didn\u2019t use sounds that were happening at that time,\u201d Carey told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmagazine.com\/culture\/mariah-carey-cover-interview-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W Magazine<\/a> in an interview for the December issue, which features a flirty black-and-white photo of Carey on the cover, shot by \u2018it\u2019 shutterbug Ethan James Green.<\/p>\n<p>She and Mottola, a music executive who is 21 years her senior, crafted the tune around their apartment one night, plucking notes on a keyboard. It debuted in 1994 and has charted every holiday season since. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could never have imagined that it would become such a major part of my life,\u201d Carey told writer Alex Hawgood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey covers the December issue of W Magazine.\" class=\"wp-image-24785453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1576 1576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1182 1182w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=788 788w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=394 394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareycoverhrrgb.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Carey covers the December issue of W Magazine. In it, she dishes on her iconic holiday song, \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You,\u201d which debuted 28 years ago in 1994.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">W Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" class=\"wp-image-24785484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1576 1576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1182 1182w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=788 788w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=394 394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_03.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cI didn\u2019t want it to feel specific to any era, so we didn\u2019t use sounds that were happening at that time. That way, it would feel classic and timeless,\u201d Carey said of producing her megahit \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">W Magazine <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> She performed the song at this year\u2019s Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and her 11-year-old\u00a0twins Moroccan and Monroe joined her onstage in a standout moment at the annual festivities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want my [them] to have everything they can have,\u201d Carey said of her children, whom she shares with ex-husband No. 2, Nick Cannon. \u201cI want them to be able to understand that they can be anything they want to be.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_07.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" class=\"wp-image-24785545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1528 1528w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1019 1019w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=509 509w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_07.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Carey is the only artist to have a No. 1 single in each of the past four decades, selling 145 million albums cementing her as one of the most commercially successful artists in history.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">W Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_01.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" class=\"wp-image-24785516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cYes, I play into it. And yes, part of that is real. I can\u2019t help it,\u201d Carey told W Magazine about her diva demeanor. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">W Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_06.jpg\" alt=\"Carey and her 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe.\" class=\"wp-image-24785591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_06.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_06.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_06.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Carey and her 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">W Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg\" alt=\"Mariah Carey\" class=\"wp-image-24785579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1576 1576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1182 1182w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=788 788w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=394 394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/wmagv62022mariahcareyhrrgb_04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The New York native who grew up on Huntington, LI, recalled always loving Christmas, despite her \u201cextremely dysfunctional childhood.\u201d\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">W Magazine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The songstress had a notoriously troubled upbringing, growing up on Long Island. She told W that people forget that when observing \u2014 and judging her for \u2014 her occasional diva behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I play into it. And yes, part of that is real,\u201d she said of her antics, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/01\/01\/mariah-carey-closes-2016-with-disastrous-nye-performance\/\">walking off the stage<\/a> on \u201cDick Clark\u2019s New Year\u2019s Rockin\u2019 Eve\u201d in 2016. \u201cI can\u2019t help it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariah Carey is timeless. 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