Apple reportedly pushing for follow-up to Mariah Carey's Christmas Special in 2021

Apple TV+ exclusive "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" is said to be getting a sequel with a much larger budget, after hitting number one on the charts in over 100 countries.

The Mariah Carey Christmas Special launched on Apple TV+ on December 4 as an exclusive paid for and produced by Apple. This was not Mariah Carey's first Christmas special, but it was one of her biggest.

It features performances by multiple stars including Ariana Grande, Snoop Dogg, and Jennifer Hudson with special appearances from The Peanuts and Tiffany Haddish. The narrative was simple — Santa Claus needed some help cheering up the world during an especially difficult year, and Mariah Carey was the best person for the job.

According to The Sun, the show cost more than $4.9 million to make, and next time Apple will budget even more because of the special's popularity. After hitting number one in over 100 countries, Apple knew that a follow-up was in order.

"Bosses at Apple now want to secure her for another special show next year," sources told The Sun."Mariah's team are, of course, completely behind it, and everyone is going to do what they can to make it happen."

"They spent over [GBP] 4 million on this year's show but next year this could go even higher," the source continued. "Apple know the worth of Mariah and are willing to splash the cash to make a follow-up even bigger and better."

If the rumors are true, expect a new Mariah Carey Christmas special in the winter of 2021 with an even bigger cast and more special effects, exclusive to Apple TV+.

11 Comments

razorpit 1793 comments · 17 Years

About 3 years ago

I was hoping they were going to follow up with another New Year’s Eve meltdown. :D

radioflyer 11 comments · 13 Years

Is there a way to hide this on the TV app? I never wanted to watch this and I never will. I would like it if her huge face didn’t always pop up when I open TV. Probably just me, since there’s a “follow-up” 🙄.

22july2013 3725 comments · 11 Years

radioflyer said:

Is there a way to hide this on the TV app? I never wanted to watch this and I never will. I would like it if her huge face didn’t always pop up when I open TV. Probably just me, since there’s a “follow-up” 🙄.
Good idea.
I would like an option in the TV app (or in iTunes) to raise or lower the priority in ads for any shows that contain a certain person. E.g.,
celebrity_promotion=["Charlton Heston", +10]
celebrity_promotion=["Arnold Schwarzenegger", +5]
celebrity_promotion=["Bill Cosby", -10]
celebrity_promotion=["Sean Penn", -5]
Why would Apple not want us to promote and see icons or promos for shows that we actually want to purchase? But Apple isn't known for customizability: look how long it took them to release the Shortcuts app for iOS. Ten+ years?

entropys 4302 comments · 13 Years

You have to admit, it is the mark of a true Diva that Mariah can relegate the likes of Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to backup singer status in a single song.

yes I watched it, and am still mentally scarred by the experience.

lkrupp 10521 comments · 19 Years

Liberace once said that when reviews of his performances were bad he cried all the way to the bank. So tech blog denizens trash Mariah Carey and want to hide her image from their devices? She has more money and more fame than any of us will ever have in our life times. Nuff said.

And just like the constant whining and crying about Apple’s supposedly overpriced gear, Apple cries all the way to the bank too.