Here's who's lined up for 'Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special' on Apple TV+

By Oliver Haslam
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Mariah Carey Christmas Special Apple Tv Plus (Image credit: Apple TV+)

What you need to know

  • Apple TV+ has shared the list of people who will be part of "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special."

It wouldn't be (almost) Christmas without someone wheeling Mariah Carey out for her annual appearance and this year it's Apple TV+ that gets the honor. "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" will debut on Apple TV+ this December 4 and now w know who will be invited.

As expected, it's a who's who of the celebrity world.

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Carey has invited a special lineup of guest superstars including Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri, Misty Copeland and Mykal-Michelle Harris, all to take part in this one-of-a-kind holiday event. Extra special appearances are also made by Carey's twins, Moroccan and Monroe.

I've heard of some of those people.

Faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows there's only one person who can save the day: Santa's great friend, Mariah Carey. Combining musical performances, dynamic dancing and groundbreaking animation, the undisputed Queen of Christmas jumps into action to create a holiday spectacular to make the whole world merry.

Jolly good.

There is, of course, an Apple Music component here as well. There's a new song and music video that'll be available on Apple Music on December 4 while December 7 will see an exclusive interview with the singer.

Apple Music will also celebrate the release of the Apple TV+ special in an exclusive interview with flagship anchor Zane Lowe on December 7, where Carey runs through her personally curated playlist of favorite holiday songs, and talks about her new music and recent memoir, "The Meaning of Mariah Carey." Then on December 25, Carey will also appear on Apple Music Hits, Apple Music's new radio station, for a six-hour Holiday Hits special, featuring the biggest festive songs, including "All I Want For Christmas Is You," and telling fans about her own holiday memories, with additional artists and hosts sharing their own Christmas messages.

Good stuff. Now. Where can I watch The Grinch?

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.