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Mariah Carey’s kids take part in her cute performance ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

The legally unofficial (but frankly, sort of official) Queen of Christmas made her Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade debut a family affair.

Pop icon Mariah Carey joined NBC’s annual telecast at the end of the event to perform her all-time Christmas hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” just before Santa’s sleigh arrived on Manhattan’s 34th Street.

Carey wore what appeared to be a crystalized umbrella (why not?), a jeweled crown (“Queen of Christmas,” who!?), and a pink dress (new Christmas color, we don’t make the rules!). sang her signature song as dancers dressed as toy soldiers gathered around her.

During the performance, two gift boxes flanking her opened to reveal her 11-year-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe, and they danced alongside her for the remainder of the tune.

Mariah Carey takes part in the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Credit NBC

Mariah Carey takes part in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Credit NBC

NBC Mariah Carey and her twins, Roc and Roe, perform at the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

After Carey was done, NBC aired a hilariously brief shot of Santa bringing up the rear, and if that doesn’t tell you who the real king of the holiday season is, we’re not sure what else could.

Though Carey remains the foremost promoter of Christmas cheer in pop culture, the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently ruled that the singer-songwriter cannot claim the official moniker “Queen of Christmas.”

As EW previously reported, Elizabeth Chan, a full-time Christmas recording artist, officially blocked Carey’s attempt to trademark the track, in addition to Carey’s further move To trademarks for “Princess Christmas” and “QOC.”

Carey will next be seen on the CBS TV special Merry Christmas to All on December 20th.

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