{"id":35311,"date":"2026-01-22T16:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=35311"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:58:43","slug":"they-beg-me-to-turn-it-off-mariah-careys-2-kids-are-sick-of-her-60m-christmas-song-after-hearing-it-every-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=35311","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThey Beg Me to Turn It Off!\u201d \u2014 Mariah Carey\u2019s 2 Kids Are Sick of Her $60M Christmas Song After Hearing It Every December."},"content":{"rendered":"

To the rest of the world, December doesn\u2019t truly begin until Mariah Carey<\/span><\/span> \u201cdefrosts\u201d and unleashes her festive empire. But inside her own home, the sound of sleigh bells doesn\u2019t spark joy\u2014it sparks negotiations. In a refreshingly honest and humorous confession, the woman universally crowned the \u201cQueen of Christmas\u201d has revealed that her two children are completely fed up with the very song that made her a seasonal legend.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Mariah, her twins\u2014Monroe Cannon<\/span><\/span> and Moroccan Cannon<\/span><\/span>\u2014have reached their breaking point after years of nonstop exposure to her 1994 holiday anthem, All I Want For Christmas Is You<\/span><\/span>. A song that earns their mother tens of millions of dollars annually has, ironically, become the soundtrack they most desperately want silenced.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Silent Night Struggle at Home<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mariah has joked that every December turns into a \u201ctense negotiation\u201d between her and the twins. Having grown up surrounded by one of the most-played songs in music history, Monroe and Moroccan have developed creative defense mechanisms. When the familiar opening chimes echo through the house, they\u2019ve been known to hide speaker remotes, pretend to wear noise-canceling headphones, or simply beg their mother to turn it off.<\/span><\/p>\n

The irony is hard to miss. While the track dominates radio airwaves and streaming platforms, the only place where it\u2019s actively rejected is Mariah Carey\u2019s own living room. The singer has even admitted that she\u2019s tried performing the song live for her kids\u2014an experience fans would pay a fortune for\u2014only to be met with laughter and polite requests to stop.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bribes, Bargains, and Bedtime Battles<\/span><\/h3>\n

In perhaps the most relatable twist of all, Mariah confessed she has resorted to what many parents know best: bargaining. To keep the peace, she\u2019s joked about promising extra toys or gadgets as a reward for simply staying in the room while she sings her favorite holiday tune. It\u2019s a surreal image\u2014one of the greatest vocalists of all time negotiating with her children like any other mom trying to get through the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Christmas Critics to Christmas Co-Stars<\/span><\/h3>\n

Despite their playful rebellion at home, the twins are far from detached from the Carey Christmas universe. Over the years, they\u2019ve appeared in her viral \u201cIt\u2019s Time\u201d videos and even practiced background vocals for the song as children. Monroe has also joined her mother on stage during recent Christmas tours, proving that while they may be tired of the song, they\u2019re still proud of their mom.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mariah has often credited her own childhood for her deep connection to the holidays\u2014a story she explored in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey<\/span><\/span>. For her kids, however, the glitter, the music, and the over-the-top celebrations are simply normal life.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Global Hit, A Family Eye-Roll<\/span><\/h3>\n

The contrast is striking. As the song continues to top the Billboard Hot 100<\/span><\/span>, breaks streaming records on Spotify<\/span><\/span>, and holds a diamond certification from the RIAA<\/span><\/span>, Monroe and Moroccan remain the only two people on Earth unimpressed by it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, Mariah Carey\u2019s story is a perfect reminder that no matter how iconic you are, you\u2019re still just \u201cmom\u201d at home\u2014and sometimes, even the greatest Christmas song of all time can get old.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To the rest of the world, December doesn\u2019t truly begin until Mariah Carey \u201cdefrosts\u201d and unleashes her festive empire. But inside her own home, the sound of sleigh bells doesn\u2019t spark joy\u2014it sparks negotiations. In a refreshingly honest and humorous confession, the woman universally crowned the \u201cQueen of Christmas\u201d has revealed that her two children…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35311\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}