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Celebrate the holidays with superstar singer Mariah Carey, who is debuting a two-hour concert special called “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” on Tuesday, December 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the show on Amazon Prime, Paramount+, FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, which all come with a free trial.
Here’s a full rundown of each option and how you can watch “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” streaming live online:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch a live stream of their local CBS station via the Prime Paramount+ channel (“Premium” plan). You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” live on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” CBS (live in most markets) is included in every one, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch your local CBS channel live via Paramount+ (“Premium” plan), which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” live on the Paramount+ app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Paramount+ website.
‘Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!’ Preview
Grammy-award winning diva Mariah Carey is decking the halls and lighting the lights with a new two-hour Christmas special called “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All,” which was filmed in Madison Square Garden.
The CBS press release teases:
Global superstar Mariah Carey kicks her favorite season into high gear with majestic performances of her epic holiday hits.
Filmed in New York City at the world-renowned Madison Square Garden arena, the two-hour concert special from the Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey will feature the singer-songwriter performing a repertoire of her festive holiday hits, including the chart-topping massive perennial favorite “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Special guest appearances include Drew Barrymore, Jermaine Dupri, Billy Porter, Slick Rick, and the Radio City Rockettes.
In an interview with USA Today, Carey spoke about the special and also her new Christmas book, “The Christmas Princess,” telling the paper that she really does go all out for Christmas.
“When I’m not on stage and I’m in holiday mode, there are rules that I set. I don’t care who it is – the kids, if I have guests, whatever – nobody is allowed to play or watch anything other than a Christmas-related thing. If I wake up in the middle of the night and walk into the living room, and the music isn’t playing and the lights aren’t on, I just can’t handle it.”
She also recalled growing up and how sometimes, her Chrisstmas present was simply “a piece of fruit literally wrapped up in newspaper,” but she still managed to have “the spirit of that magical time.”
Carey also teased that in the special, she will perform hits from her two Christmas albums, “Merry Christmas” from 1994 and “Merry Christmas II You” from 2010, but also some other holiday songs that she has “never performed live before.”
“I’m trying to make (these shows) as magical as possible. Oftentimes as a child, or even throughout earlier parts of my career, I did not feel loved. I certainly never felt unconditional love and that’s what I have with my fans: that connection. So I’m extremely excited,” said Carey.
“Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” premieres Tuesday, December 20 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on CBS.