90s music icon “announces first UK shows in five years”

All we want for Christmas is Mariah Carey as the singer returns to the UK for her first series of festive concerts in five years.

According to a source, the 55-year-old “Queen of Christmas” is about to announce her first performances since her three concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2019.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the singer's iconic Christmas hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which certainly makes her rumored UK appearances extra special.

The star has just announced a North American Christmas tour that will see her perform 20 shows across the United States, kicking off on November 6 at the Yaamava Theater in Highland, California.

“Mariah has been so busy with her Las Vegas gig but her team are putting together some really special dates where she will perform in both the UK and the US,” a source said.

The Sun's Bizarre column continued: “It's been a long time in the planning but Mariah is finally returning to British soil.”

“She enjoyed her three shows at the RAH immensely and it has been five long years since she was last here.”

“Fans will receive more details soon, but if they need some early Christmas cheer, Mariah will provide it in abundance.”

However, a representative of the music legend said Metro.de: “There are currently no plans for Mariah to tour the UK.”

Their US tour will take them to Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and Illinois before moving on to Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina and New Jersey in December.

The “We Belong Together” hitmaker will finish the tour with two nights in New York – a performance at the UBS Arena in Belmont Park on December 15 and a final show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on December 17.

In the meantime, Mariah is also busy with her residency at “Celebration of Mimi Las Vegas” and is determined to give her fans “a really good time.”

“We're doing The Celebration of Mimi, and you know all about the emancipation of Mimi and that album, and we're doing other songs as well. But this is really about, you know, The Celebration of Mimi,” she told Entertainment Tonight.

The singing icon said she loves singing songs from the 2005 hit album and introducing the record to new fans.

“Depending on the song, it definitely brings back fond memories. And at this show, we have a lot of excerpts from my book that you can read if you're sitting in the audience,” she continued.

“It's a moment when you hear your life story being talked about and then you sing the songs.”

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