Mariah Carey Opens Up to Mel Ottenberg About Her Christmas Wishes

MEL OTTENBERG: Hey, it’s Mel! I’m here at the Gucci holiday party with Mariah Fucking Carey. Let’s go find her. Hey.

MARIAH CAREY: Hi.

OTTENBERG: Mariah Carey, where are we at?

CAREY: We are at Gucci.

OTTENBERG: Mariah, are you spiritually ready for Christmas this year?

CAREY: I’m always spiritually ready for Christmas even in the summer.

OTTENBERG: Cheers, Mariah. Happy Holidays. What are you obsessed with right now?

CAREY: I’m obsessed with Christmas.

OTTENBERG: Were you always obsessed with Christmas, or now more than ever?

CAREY: It’s equal to when I was growing up and I loved Christmas.

OTTENBERG: Can you share with us a green room ritual that you always have?

CAREY: I usually have iced tea. That’s why we’re having our iced tea now.

OTTENBERG: What’s something you’re so over right now?

CAREY: Things I won’t reveal.

OTTENBERG: Besides Mariah Carey, who’s the greatest of all time?

CAREY: I’m going to say Muhammad Ali because he always said, “I am the greatest.” The greatest of all time.

OTTENBERG: What’s your favorite song to play in the bubble bath?

CAREY: I just like spa music in a bubble bath.

OTTENBERG: Serenity.

CAREY: Serenity and just being calm.

OTTENBERG: After a long, delicious bubble bath, what does Mariah Carey do?

CAREY: You apply lotion and oil. [Laughs]

OTTENBERG: I literally did black out from your glamor. What is the most glamorous night of your entire life?

CAREY: It’s for me to be like, “This is the epitome of glamor.” I don’t know how to do that.

OTTENBERG: What’s a sweet fantasy that you’re obsessed with?

CAREY: Really good candy. When I was having my Halloween moment, I was having that. Pour champagne and put a little bit of chocolate inside the glass. Yeah, it’s good. Tasty treat. 

OTTENBERG: Mariah, why can’t it just be magic all the time?

CAREY: I don’t know. Isn’t it? Shouldn’t it be?

OTTENBERG: It should.

CAREY: Like, I block everything else out that’s not magical and then we’re just in the magical place that we’re in right now. It’s magic.

OTTENBERG: What’s the one thing you want for your Christmas this year?

CAREY: A puppy.

OTTENBERG: We have to spread Christmas cheer, Christmas awareness.

CAREY: Christmas cheer must be spread.

OTTENBERG: Bye, Mariah. We love you.

CAREY: Bye.

OTTENBERG: Merry Christmas.

CAREY: Merry Christmas.