We've been sidetracked with Golden Globe news (and blues) today, so let's refresh ourselves with an update from the Lord: Christmas is saved! I knew Mariah Carey's ABC Christmas special "Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You" would revive yuletide cheer last night, but I didn't know that Mariah Carey's opera diva mother Patricia Carey would summon Jesus himself off a platinum, myrrh-dotted cloud and to his feet in applause. Get ready for the definitive, divalicious version of "O Come All Ye Faithful."
Yes, your lord and savior just had a vision of love, and it's between these two powerhouses. Mariah's vocals weren't the greatest (until that alien-sorceress final note!), but Patricia commanded that crowd with her Leontyne Pryce earrings, enviable butterfly pendant and that voice. I just wish Linus Van Pelt were here to explain the meaning of it all.
Mariah Carey and Patricia Carey: 'O Come All Ye Faithful' [YouTube]