Mariah Carey cancels concert dates for ‘biggest Christmas tour yet’ – but critics fear singer will ‘lip-sync’ during shows

MARIAH Carey has officially announced her new Christmas tour after releasing her iconic version of All I Want For Christmas 30 years ago

The self-proclaimed Queen of Christmas wasted no time getting into the Christmas spirit.

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Mariah revealed via her Instagram on Friday that she will be going on a Christmas-themed tour starting in early November and ending in mid-December.

“It’s not time yet, but I have exciting news,” he wrote Mariah in the photo caption.

“Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time, my biggest holiday tour yet, will hit 20 cities starting November 6, 2024.”

According to the singer, tickets will be available from August 9, 2024.

In the photo, the six-time Grammy winner posed in front of several Christmas trees with gifts scattered on the ground.

Mariah appeared at the front of the photo in her iconic bright red dress as she smiled for the camera.

According to the post, Mariah, 55, is set to kick off the tour in November in Highland, California, and hit several cities including Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Boston before concluding in Brooklyn, New York.

The announcement generated mixed reactions among fans.

One user posted on X that the holidays were “the only time she was relevant.”

“She loves those ‘All I Want For Christmas’ checks,” a second person scoffed.

“She needs to retire and give up the mic,” a third person posted.

A fourth user joked that it was “too early” for the announcement and that some people were still “school shopping.”

Several other users were excited about the news.

“Well, her Christmas song is a true legend,” celebrated one fan.

“Get ready to deck the halls and play while the Queen of Christmas herself serenades us with her timeless holiday classics,” a second fan smiled.

“Your Christmas songs are iconic and I’m sure this tour will be amazing,” said a third person.

Some Reddit users also commented that they were worried that the pop star would end up syncing too many of her songs.

“I hope this time she sings live and just lip-syncs the high parts,” he wrote a user.

“No she won’t but I’m still going to do it,” a second user he responded.

The concern about dubbing comes after the singer was accused of doing it during her shows.

The allegations first surfaced in late 2016 when Mariah was caught mumbling the words during a New Year’s Eve performance in Times Square.

Mariah opened her show with a rendition of Auld Lang Syne before moving into a performance of her 1991 hit Emotions.

It was during the high power number that the track malfunctioned.

Before the incident, it appeared the star was having issues with her monitors.

“I’m trying to be a good sport here,” she told the stunned audience.

“We didn’t have a sound check for this song… we’re missing some vocals, but it is what it is. I’m just going to let the audience sing it. We didn’t have a sound check for this New Year’s Baby, it is what it is…

“Turn those monitors on, please.”

“I wanted a vacation too, I can’t just take one,” she added.

Later in the performance, it appeared that Mariah was listening to a different track as she sang the notes of We Belong Together as she closed the song with “Bring the Feathers, it just doesn’t get any better” before exiting the stage. .

The singer later posted an Instagram story about the performance.

‘Shit happens… Have a happy and healthy new year everyone!… Here’s to making more headlines in 2017…’

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