{"id":204922,"date":"2025-12-22T10:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/204922\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:25:14","slug":"ariana-grande-spoofs-mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-in-snl-monologue-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/204922\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Spoofs Mariah Carey\u2019s \u2018All I Want for Christmas Is You\u2019 in \u2018SNL\u2019 Monologue: Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ariana-grande\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ariana Grande;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ariana Grande<\/a> spoofed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/mariah-carey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mariah Carey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mariah Carey<\/a>\u2018s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 32-year-old singer and actress opened the comedy show\u2019s final 2025 episode on Dec. 20 by joking about the popularity of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/ariana-grande-return-snl-host-023732935.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:previous \u201cDomingo\u201d sketch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous \u201cDomingo\u201d sketch<\/a>, before diving into the stresses of holiday gift shopping with a humorous rendition of Carey\u2019s 1994 hit \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what to get for Christmas for my cousin\u2019s boyfriend Steve,\u201d Grande sang. \u201cI don\u2019t know a thing about him, only see him on Christmas Eve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also poked fun at her busy Wicked: For Good press tour, joking that director Jon M. Chu wouldn\u2019t let her take breaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHaven\u2019t shopped a lot for Christmas, \u2019cause my schedule\u2019s never free,\u201d Grande sang. \u201cHad so much press for Wicked, Jon Chu will not let me pee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer was later joined by her Wicked co-star Bowen Yang, along with cast members Kenan Thompson, Sarah Sherman, Chloe Fineman, Veronika Slowikowska, Marcello Hernandez and Ashley Padilla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carey\u2019s \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/mariah-carey-want-christmas-unwraps-182207314.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:made history;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made history<\/a> on the charts, spending a record-breaking 20th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the longest reign in the chart\u2019s 67-year history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday\u2019s episode marked Grande\u2019s third time hosting SNL, with musical guest Cher making her first appearance on the show since 1987. For her visit, the legendary pop star performed \u201cDJ Play a Christmas Song\u201d and a cover of Chuck Berry\u2019s \u201cRun Rudolph Run\u201d from her 2023 holiday album, Christmas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Grande\u2019s SNL monologue below, and find all the ways to stream the full episode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/product-recommendations\/how-to-watch-saturday-night-live-online-free-9546472\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6c5fdd1e585fffc1a8661cfd14eda443.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best of Billboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/31XsHSx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TkcoeG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2TntOHq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande spoofed Mariah Carey\u2018s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. 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