Mariah Carey saves all the Christmas gifts her children make for her.
Mariah Carey
The ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ hitmaker adores the festive season but insisted the love of her nine-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe – who she has with ex-husband Nick Cannon – is all she needs when it comes to presents.
However, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t love receiving gifts.
She said: “For me, just the kids' love is all I really need. They make me things and I save everything. But that doesn't mean I don't want things bought from the shop. I love that too."
The 50-year-old star celebrates Christmas in Aspen, and she and her loved ones go through the same rituals and traditions every year.
She explained to Closer magazine: “When I get off the plane, our drivers have ‘All I Want For Christmas…’ playing, we have hot cocoa and some butterscotch schnapps. Then we’ll go through the woods on a two-horse open sleigh.
“We do a tree in the bedroom, then I do a big tree in the living room with decorations I’ve had for years.
“Gold lights with off-white light, angels wearing white, and butterflies.
“We also do another tree in the family room area and call that the Charlie Brown tree.
“It’s a sad little tree that we decorate with Polaroid pictures of ourselves.”
Mariah has been open about her difficult childhood, so Christmas has always given her a time for the fun and happiness she craved.
She said: “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 for me will not be a happy person hanging out with me.”
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