Mariah Carey Keeps Two Very Specific Christmas Trees at Her Home (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Mariah Carey.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesMariah Careyfans are reminded every year that she doesn’t “care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree” when they listen to her perennial holiday hit“All I Want for Christmas Is You.”But she sure does care about the actual trees.The five-time Grammy winnertold PEOPLEin her recent digital cover interview that two specific Christmas trees are filling her home with holiday spirit this year.“One is the more grand, you know, kind of gold and cream and sparkly angels and butterflies tree that I have every year that makes me really happy,” Carey, 54, said in Los Angeles while on her Merry Christmas One and All! concert tour.“The other one is kind of like a Charlie Brown tree, where we do Polaroids of ourselves and put them on the tree,” Carey added. “It’s fun because it’s a sad little tree, but we decorate it, and it’s cute, and it’s got the colorful lights. Some of my fans have made ornaments for me, so we try to save those and put them up on the tree as well.Peanutsforever!”Mariah Carey.Nino MunozLikePeanuts, Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has withstood the test of time since its 1994 release. While always a holiday favorite, the track didn’t enter the top 10 of Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 until 2017. The song peaked at No. 1 for the first time ever in 2019 and became her 19th No. 1 song in her career. She hasthe most No. 1sout of any solo artist in history.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheLibrary of Congress inducted “All I Want for Christmas Is You”into the National Recording Registry in April 2023. At the time, Careytweeted, “I’m honored beyond belief! I definitely did not even imagine this would happen when writing and recording this song!”

Mariah Carey.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Mariah Careyfans are reminded every year that she doesn’t “care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree” when they listen to her perennial holiday hit“All I Want for Christmas Is You.”But she sure does care about the actual trees.The five-time Grammy winnertold PEOPLEin her recent digital cover interview that two specific Christmas trees are filling her home with holiday spirit this year.“One is the more grand, you know, kind of gold and cream and sparkly angels and butterflies tree that I have every year that makes me really happy,” Carey, 54, said in Los Angeles while on her Merry Christmas One and All! concert tour.“The other one is kind of like a Charlie Brown tree, where we do Polaroids of ourselves and put them on the tree,” Carey added. “It’s fun because it’s a sad little tree, but we decorate it, and it’s cute, and it’s got the colorful lights. Some of my fans have made ornaments for me, so we try to save those and put them up on the tree as well.Peanutsforever!”Mariah Carey.Nino MunozLikePeanuts, Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has withstood the test of time since its 1994 release. While always a holiday favorite, the track didn’t enter the top 10 of Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 until 2017. The song peaked at No. 1 for the first time ever in 2019 and became her 19th No. 1 song in her career. She hasthe most No. 1sout of any solo artist in history.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.TheLibrary of Congress inducted “All I Want for Christmas Is You”into the National Recording Registry in April 2023. At the time, Careytweeted, “I’m honored beyond belief! I definitely did not even imagine this would happen when writing and recording this song!”

Mariah Careyfans are reminded every year that she doesn’t “care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree” when they listen to her perennial holiday hit“All I Want for Christmas Is You.”But she sure does care about the actual trees.

The five-time Grammy winnertold PEOPLEin her recent digital cover interview that two specific Christmas trees are filling her home with holiday spirit this year.

“One is the more grand, you know, kind of gold and cream and sparkly angels and butterflies tree that I have every year that makes me really happy,” Carey, 54, said in Los Angeles while on her Merry Christmas One and All! concert tour.

“The other one is kind of like a Charlie Brown tree, where we do Polaroids of ourselves and put them on the tree,” Carey added. “It’s fun because it’s a sad little tree, but we decorate it, and it’s cute, and it’s got the colorful lights. Some of my fans have made ornaments for me, so we try to save those and put them up on the tree as well.Peanutsforever!”

Mariah Carey.Nino Munoz

Nino Munoz

LikePeanuts, Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has withstood the test of time since its 1994 release. While always a holiday favorite, the track didn’t enter the top 10 of Billboard’s all-genre Hot 100 until 2017. The song peaked at No. 1 for the first time ever in 2019 and became her 19th No. 1 song in her career. She hasthe most No. 1sout of any solo artist in history.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

TheLibrary of Congress inducted “All I Want for Christmas Is You”into the National Recording Registry in April 2023. At the time, Careytweeted, “I’m honored beyond belief! I definitely did not even imagine this would happen when writing and recording this song!”

source: people.com