Mariah Carey is justifiably known as "the queen of Christmas". And she'll reign on the Strip over the holidays when she takes over Dolby Live at Park MGM. Carey's "Christmastime in Las Vegas", comprising 10 holiday-themed performances from November 28 to December 13, is a first for the pop superstar. It's also an extension of Carey's "Celebration of Mimi" residency, two dozen performances that ran from April 2024 to May 2025.
Her show will "transform the Strip into a winter wonderland filled with holiday hits, sparkle and Carey's legendary vocals," promises Kurt Melien, Las Vegas president of Live Nation, which is producing the show. Carey has performed holiday shows around the country for the last four years, but Melien said the superstar sees a certain charm in staying in one spot.
"She was ready to sit down and do it in one place, and obviously Vegas is perfect for that," Melien says. "It's really that simple." Asked if Live Nation's relationship with Carey made this a natural decision, the exec says, "One hundred percent." The residency will also feature a pop-up Mariah Carey holiday bar, taking over On the Record speakeasy at Park MGM beginning November 28 and running through the holidays.
Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has become one of the longest-charting singles in any genre, spending 65 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100. The tune is the top-selling Christmas song ever in the U.S. with more than 16 million copies sold worldwide and is among the best-selling digital singles of all time. The song's royalties surpassed $100 million two years ago.
She leads an especially robust holiday season for headliners and productions on and off the Strip. Among them are Leona Lewis' U.S. premiere at The Venetian, Barry Manilow's annual Christmas spectacle at Westgate, Nevada Ballet Theatre's premiere of "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker" at The Smith Center, and a strong lineup of holiday headliners at Myron's.
(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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