Mariah Carey says that, “All I Want for Christmas Is You, It’s the first Christmas song I ever wrote. In the book, I talk about how certain people in my family ruined Christmas every year, but I always looked forward to it and always wanted to have the most festive, fun holiday. Christmas represented so much for me, but these people always screwed it up. As an adult, I was able to recreate what that represented, so to have a song that I get to hear every year is wonderful. I have three Christmas albums now and I push through sadness with being festive. Anybody who ever tries to ruin Christmas forme, will not be a happy person hanging out with me!”
After growing up ina dysfunctional family, Mariah now tries to make every Christmas magical for her nine-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, who she shares with her ex-husband, Nick Cannon. Last year, the music legend enjoyed a blended festive holiday in aspen, colorado, joined by both Nick, 40, and her current boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, 37. Mariah Carey says, “I have a lot of favorite Christmas traditions–I look forward to it the whole year-round. I want to make it magical for my kids. You know, I think it’s this kind of childlike love of Christmas that saved me. I go through so much all year long just to have a great Christmas.”