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Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,885) by Sasha from Nomansland Yes, you're right. It's easy money to make without putting in much effort. It would be foolish not to take advantage of it while it lasts. (Friday 29 May 2026; 09:35) this is a reply to message 113,883

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,883) by Stacey from USA You don't need to perform concerts to rake in the dough every Christmas. How long ago was AIWFCIY released? Stick with the payments. (Friday 29 May 2026; 02:44)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,884) by Stacey from USA I totally agree with you. MC is so much more than just a Christmas act. We all know that. However, when the checks from regular album sales don't cut it anymore, and haven't for a long time, it is nice to see MC has something solid to fall back on each year. (Friday 29 May 2026; 02:48) this is a reply to message 113,877

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,877) by Randy from USA Don't get me wrong. I love AIWFCIY and Christmas is my favorite holiday. It's just that when I think of MC my head goes to songs like [Languishing], [Petals] and [Outside] and the hyperbole in [Up out my face] and the metaphors in Obsessed or the first verse of A No No. And remember there are lots of people I know that say she's overrated and she only is famous because she whistles or because of that Christmas song. I am very very protective of her legacy. I want her to be known for me than having a lighting man or being defrosted November 1. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:45)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,883) by Stacey from USA You don't need to perform concerts to rake in the dough every Christmas. How long ago was AIWFCIY released? Stick with the payments. (Friday 29 May 2026; 02:44) this is a reply to message 113,876

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,876) by Sasha from Nomansland Given her current stage performance level and vocal abilities, I doubt she'll be able to keep doing it for many more years. So I would go for a one time payment. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:44)

Webmaster (113,882) by Lambi from USA Unrelated to Mariah but just curious. I was always trained to use the em dash (-) but I notice you always reduce them to just an en dash (-) which totally has a different function in grammar. What is the reason you do that? Is it simply to shorten the messages? (Friday 29 May 2026; 01:57)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,881) by Syed from UK Jamie, I appreciate your positive feedback, thank you. Zachariah, many thanks for the welcome Randy, I love what you've written here about Mariah's legacy. And I can also relate to having to defend MC due to the Christmas associations and also the perceived "diva" label. Yes she has that side to her, she wears it like a suit of armour, yet she's a kind and humble soul under all that - as we know. But the problem is, there's a generation of younger people in their millions who don't know that and pretty much associate Mariah only with the aforementioned. Anytime I tell somebody I'm a huge fan of hers, I immediately have to explain why, as I can literally feel the eye roll coming. And it shouldn't have to be that way. When I tell them her music practically saved me (and many others') they're like "Oh really? I must listen to AIWFCIY again - maybe there's a hidden meaning in there." Because that's the extent of Mariah Carey as they know her, or rather are "shown" - as stated in my initial post, media plays a big role in that too. Why would they show us all the amazing things she's achieved when that's not what "sells"? But getting back to the point I wanted to make...and bear in mind this is just me: if Mariah is happy being the queen of Christmas every winter (and summer too of she fancies.), or she wants to launch a series of 10 Reggae albums that feature little more than humming and all sound identical, as long as it makes her happy, then that works for me (though I can't make any promises about purchasing them). And this is purely my perspective, which comes from being able to look back and uniquely realize this artist is the reason I'm still here - so what can I possibly do for them in return? And the answer for me is "just let them do whatever makes them happy". If you'd have asked me the same question a few years back, my answer would likely have been different. Every lamb's answer will be different, and every answer is equally valid. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 21:05) this is a reply to message 113,877

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,877) by Randy from USA Don't get me wrong. I love AIWFCIY and Christmas is my favorite holiday. It's just that when I think of MC my head goes to songs like [Languishing], [Petals] and [Outside] and the hyperbole in [Up out my face] and the metaphors in Obsessed or the first verse of A No No. And remember there are lots of people I know that say she's overrated and she only is famous because she whistles or because of that Christmas song. I am very very protective of her legacy. I want her to be known for me than having a lighting man or being defrosted November 1. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:45)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,880) by Carlos from United Kingdom Very true. I can think of quite a few singers who have a lot worse as their legacy. But I do think she should stop doing anything which is "live" and just rest her vocal chords. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 19:09) this is a reply to message 113,875

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,875) by TheButterflyReturns from United States There are much worse things to have be one's legacy. [censored] I'm more than happy that Mariah has something positive associated with her name. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:07)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,879) by Lighty from China She herself said in some of her latest interviews that she didn't want to do more live shows this year hence we only have the international Christmas shows as of now, that's what she wanted and it's far from "nothing left to hold on to". At least we can still look forward to Glitter 25. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 18:05) this is a reply to message 113,871

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,871) by Sasha from Nomansland She has nothing left to hold on to but her annual Christmas gigs. (Wednesday 27 May 2026; 23:58)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,878) by Sasha from Nomansland She certainly seems to be heading in that direction and it's a pity. There were so many better things she could have done for the next stage of her career rather than be reduced to Christmas. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:52) this is a reply to message 113,873

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,873) by Randy from USA I said Christmas would be her legacy. Y'all said I was overreacting. Well here we are Christmas in May. I know, I know, maybe the venues had to be booked early. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 02:00)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,877) by Randy from USA Don't get me wrong. I love AIWFCIY and Christmas is my favorite holiday. It's just that when I think of MC my head goes to songs like [Languishing], [Petals] and [Outside] and the hyperbole in [Up out my face] and the metaphors in Obsessed or the first verse of A No No. And remember there are lots of people I know that say she's overrated and she only is famous because she whistles or because of that Christmas song. I am very very protective of her legacy. I want her to be known for me than having a lighting man or being defrosted November 1. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:45) this is a reply to message 113,875

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,875) by TheButterflyReturns from United States There are much worse things to have be one's legacy. [censored] I'm more than happy that Mariah has something positive associated with her name. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:07)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,876) by Sasha from Nomansland Given her current stage performance level and vocal abilities, I doubt she'll be able to keep doing it for many more years. So I would go for a one time payment. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:44) this is a reply to message 113,874

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,874) by Stacey from USA You say that like it's a bad thing, lol. If I won the lottery, would I rather get a one-time payment or a check once a year for life? (Thursday 28 May 2026; 07:27)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,875) by TheButterflyReturns from United States There are much worse things to have be one's legacy. [censored] I'm more than happy that Mariah has something positive associated with her name. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:07) this is a reply to message 113,873

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,873) by Randy from USA I said Christmas would be her legacy. Y'all said I was overreacting. Well here we are Christmas in May. I know, I know, maybe the venues had to be booked early. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 02:00)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,874) by Stacey from USA You say that like it's a bad thing, lol. If I won the lottery, would I rather get a one-time payment or a check once a year for life? (Thursday 28 May 2026; 07:27) this is a reply to message 113,871

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,871) by Sasha from Nomansland She has nothing left to hold on to but her annual Christmas gigs. (Wednesday 27 May 2026; 23:58)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,873) by Randy from USA I said Christmas would be her legacy. Y'all said I was overreacting. Well here we are Christmas in May. I know, I know, maybe the venues had to be booked early. (Thursday 28 May 2026; 02:00) this is a reply to message 113,871

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,871) by Sasha from Nomansland She has nothing left to hold on to but her annual Christmas gigs. (Wednesday 27 May 2026; 23:58)

Deep cuts (113,872) by Bobby A from United States I need a CD of these 12 deep cuts for my 4th of July road trip. Can someone figure out why these songs are listed this way? It is MC's story that has a beginning, middle, and ending. 1. Babydoll 2. Bliss 3. Standing O 4. Thanx 4 Nothin 5. Fourth of July 6. Subtle Invitation 7. Crybaby ft. Snoop Dogg 8. How Much ft. Usher 9. You Don't Know What To Do ft. Wale 10. Love Story 11. 8th Grade 12. One Mo Gen (Thursday 28 May 2026; 01:53)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,871) by Sasha from Nomansland She has nothing left to hold on to but her annual Christmas gigs. (Wednesday 27 May 2026; 23:58)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,870) by Jamie from UK Welcome to the site Syed. Great post and insight into things. (Wednesday 27 May 2026; 16:02) this is a reply to message 113,849

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,849) by Syed from UK Hey everyone. I never knew about this site until today. I can't begin to tell you how refreshing it is to see actual conversations about our queen as opposed to an endless barrage of GIF's and emoji's under every Mariah post on Facebook, Insta, etc. And well articulated conversations - at that. I might not completely agree with every comment I've read, I think 1 or 2 border on overly critical, but it's good to see a diverse mixture of opinions from Lambs, without overt censorship. I agree with some of the viewpoints here that Mariah increasingly does not seem like her usual self these days. It may be her condition, a side effect of medication, or past (and recent) trauma resurfacing, a combination of all the above, or... something unrelated. As Lambs, the best thing we can do is to support Mariah in any we we can. Because that's what she did for us through countless songs such as: Hero, Can't take that away, Make it happen, and so many others. We also need to overlook any behaviors we might not agree with because A) It's hard to trust anything you see online anymore (thanks AI) and media never shows us the true picture, only a distorted version that "sells" better. And B) We are not in her shoes, as much as we may think we know her, we only know her through the lens of the media, mostly. What she may be going through or battling internally and how they might manifest outwardly are things we need to be mindful of. Just be kind. As she has always been to us. What do I feel could help? Well... if I had a magic wand I'd whisk Mariah away to a place where she could spend some time being in touch with nature, walk down a street without being recognized, and feel genuine excitement reconnecting with the simple things in life. It may not solve everything but I could literally guarantee that she'd feel a positive difference. Call it intuition (I share a lot of uncanny coincidences with Mariah) or just my observation of Mariah over the years and knowing the person she is beneath the exterior. About me: - Lamb since 1993 - when I first heard Dreamlover in a clothes store. - I can confidently say I wouldn't be where I am today, without her music to help me through so many rough times. - Creator of the "40 Hidden Mariah songs challenge" which is a tribute to Mimi plus fun Easter Egg hunt for the Lambily, you can catch it here if you'd like to try solving it. - Recorded and released my own song in 2 languages based on a wish to "pay forward" what Mariah's music did for me, with a song that gives others hope. Took me just 20 years to make it happen. Have a great weekend everyone and again really nice to meet you all. (Saturday 23 May 2026; 19:26)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,869) by Syed from UK Thank you Xavier and yes I'd be thrilled to. The full song is out there plus a video on various platforms/streaming, but for a fellow Lamb, I'd recommend watching the shorter clip on my X profile as it's combined with the story behind it. How Mariah inspired me to create this song, what I hope to achieve with it and why it took me 20 years. Do you have X/Twitter? I probably won't be able to share the link here but I can share my username. Bobby, summer has arrived early this side of the pond. I'm sure Xavier will be feeling this where he is too as both countries are roasting as I type. And if I've started a new trend by consolidating my responses then all I can say is... I'm here for it all. I think a lot of fans are genuinely excited about Glitter. The Justice4Glitter movement was a huge accomplishment by the Lambily which Mariah has very much recognized, so it would only make sense that whatever she has up her sleeve for Glitter25 is going to be worth the wait. But definitely there are many things for us to look forward to this year. Personally I'm most looking forward to the unreleased tracks from the Glitter sessions. (Tuesday 26 May 2026; 17:27) this is a reply to message 113,865

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,865) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Welcome, Syed. And what about your songs? Would you let us have a listen? (Tuesday 26 May 2026; 02:15)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,868) by Zachariah from Croatia Welcome Syed. Glad to see a new member here. (Tuesday 26 May 2026; 17:26) this is a reply to message 113,864

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,864) by Syed from UK Usually I'd be replying to everyone individually but I don't want to clog up the feed and detract from what's most important, so I'll say my thankyou's to everyone here if that's ok. Firstly Lambi. Thank you so much for this, you've put a smile on my face. I was reading some of your recent previous posts earlier and was thinking how wonderfully you write, and in depth. I look forward to reading more of your posts in the future. Chicago Lamb, really appreciate your thoughtful message. Thank you. Lighty, my apologies, I got confused, thinking your message was for me. Thank you for clarifying and for the welcome. Lainsky, I was just remembering my love for Manila (I was briefly there in 2023) when your message popped up. (Monday 25 May 2026; 21:21)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,867) by Bobby A from United States Syed, I like how you are possibly starting a new trend by responding to various board members within one message. It is going to be a great summer with you here. I am looking forward to several MC reveals like whether MC will join Ariana on Petal for a song, when MC will drop the Glitter anniversary presale website and partnerships and will the Glitter anniversary album rival the Music Box anniversary album. (Tuesday 26 May 2026; 05:08) this is a reply to message 113,864

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,864) by Syed from UK Usually I'd be replying to everyone individually but I don't want to clog up the feed and detract from what's most important, so I'll say my thankyou's to everyone here if that's ok. Firstly Lambi. Thank you so much for this, you've put a smile on my face. I was reading some of your recent previous posts earlier and was thinking how wonderfully you write, and in depth. I look forward to reading more of your posts in the future. Chicago Lamb, really appreciate your thoughtful message. Thank you. Lighty, my apologies, I got confused, thinking your message was for me. Thank you for clarifying and for the welcome. Lainsky, I was just remembering my love for Manila (I was briefly there in 2023) when your message popped up. (Monday 25 May 2026; 21:21)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,866) by Bobby A from United States You're welcome Syed. I feel MC knows that the anniversary release of Glitter with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis at helm could be the prelude to MC17 being her second comeback. The look and style MC gave the world at the Gucci event should be what MC goes for MC17. She should lose the gowns and heels for a more grown and sexy album cover for MC17. Why not? Cher did it in 1998 with Believe. Remember how the Believe album and Cher's beauty relaunced her career. (Tuesday 26 May 2026; 04:52) this is a reply to message 113,853

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,853) by Syed from UK Thank you so much Bobby. Glad to be here. I've read that 20-30 songs were recorded for Glitter that didn't make the final cut, and I'm excited to see which of these (if any) will be part of the Glitter 25th anniversary edition. Fingers crossed at least some of them will. (Sunday 24 May 2026; 12:58)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,865) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Welcome, Syed. And what about your songs? Would you let us have a listen? (Tuesday 26 May 2026; 02:15) this is a reply to message 113,849

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,849) by Syed from UK Hey everyone. I never knew about this site until today. I can't begin to tell you how refreshing it is to see actual conversations about our queen as opposed to an endless barrage of GIF's and emoji's under every Mariah post on Facebook, Insta, etc. And well articulated conversations - at that. I might not completely agree with every comment I've read, I think 1 or 2 border on overly critical, but it's good to see a diverse mixture of opinions from Lambs, without overt censorship. I agree with some of the viewpoints here that Mariah increasingly does not seem like her usual self these days. It may be her condition, a side effect of medication, or past (and recent) trauma resurfacing, a combination of all the above, or... something unrelated. As Lambs, the best thing we can do is to support Mariah in any we we can. Because that's what she did for us through countless songs such as: Hero, Can't take that away, Make it happen, and so many others. We also need to overlook any behaviors we might not agree with because A) It's hard to trust anything you see online anymore (thanks AI) and media never shows us the true picture, only a distorted version that "sells" better. And B) We are not in her shoes, as much as we may think we know her, we only know her through the lens of the media, mostly. What she may be going through or battling internally and how they might manifest outwardly are things we need to be mindful of. Just be kind. As she has always been to us. What do I feel could help? Well... if I had a magic wand I'd whisk Mariah away to a place where she could spend some time being in touch with nature, walk down a street without being recognized, and feel genuine excitement reconnecting with the simple things in life. It may not solve everything but I could literally guarantee that she'd feel a positive difference. Call it intuition (I share a lot of uncanny coincidences with Mariah) or just my observation of Mariah over the years and knowing the person she is beneath the exterior. About me: - Lamb since 1993 - when I first heard Dreamlover in a clothes store. - I can confidently say I wouldn't be where I am today, without her music to help me through so many rough times. - Creator of the "40 Hidden Mariah songs challenge" which is a tribute to Mimi plus fun Easter Egg hunt for the Lambily, you can catch it here if you'd like to try solving it. - Recorded and released my own song in 2 languages based on a wish to "pay forward" what Mariah's music did for me, with a song that gives others hope. Took me just 20 years to make it happen. Have a great weekend everyone and again really nice to meet you all. (Saturday 23 May 2026; 19:26)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,864) by Syed from UK Usually I'd be replying to everyone individually but I don't want to clog up the feed and detract from what's most important, so I'll say my thankyou's to everyone here if that's ok. Firstly Lambi. Thank you so much for this, you've put a smile on my face. I was reading some of your recent previous posts earlier and was thinking how wonderfully you write, and in depth. I look forward to reading more of your posts in the future. Chicago Lamb, really appreciate your thoughtful message. Thank you. Lighty, my apologies, I got confused, thinking your message was for me. Thank you for clarifying and for the welcome. Lainsky, I was just remembering my love for Manila (I was briefly there in 2023) when your message popped up. (Monday 25 May 2026; 21:21) this is a reply to message 113,861

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,861) by Lambi from USA I loved the proper introduction and résumé, Syed. I appreciate your well thought-out first post. You are rather expressive, well-meaning and polite. This board is categorically on its own lane. All kinds of interesting topics. All kinds of characters. Welcome aboard and I hope you keep connecting with other lifelong lambs. (Monday 25 May 2026; 12:38)

Drake (113,863) by Carlos from United Kingdom A lot of money was clearly invested in the Type Dangerous video as though big hopes had been pinned on it doing well. The video was great - hard to beat but the song itself was not at that level. (Monday 25 May 2026; 19:22) this is a reply to message 113,839

Drake (113,839) by Lighty from China Also needed better marketing. Put all the budget in that forgettable Type Dangerous video is a waste. (Monday 18 May 2026; 16:30)

Lead The Way (113,862) by Bill from the UK On top of that, J.Lo/Tommy also gazumped Mariah with the Ja Rule feature on the "I'm Real" remix, which is very clearly an attempt to one up Mariah and Ja Rule's "If We". Ja Rule even went on record saying Tommy called him and got him to go on J.Lo's track as he feared If We would be a big hit if not. It's one of the best tracks on the album, so I wonder if it was intended to be released, but after I'm Real beat them to it, they opted for Don't Stop instead? Who knows. The whole era was a mess but at least we can look back and see it for what it truly was. It's a brilliant album with some of her best vocals and collabs of her career. (Monday 25 May 2026; 12:41) this is a reply to message 113,860

Lead The Way (113,860) by Lainsky from Philippines On top of my head, she could be unconsciously pushing for the singles in this album to be better than her Columbia releases, as her first for Virgin Records. It is an almost perfect album with those amazing singles, especially if the original Loverboy was not stolen. If there had been no breakdown, no Tommy sabotage, and no 9/11, and then this song had been released as an official single, who knows how it would have performed? It could have done better than We Belong Together. And Glitter could be a hit. (Monday 25 May 2026; 05:16)

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,861) by Lambi from USA I loved the proper introduction and résumé, Syed. I appreciate your well thought-out first post. You are rather expressive, well-meaning and polite. This board is categorically on its own lane. All kinds of interesting topics. All kinds of characters. Welcome aboard and I hope you keep connecting with other lifelong lambs. (Monday 25 May 2026; 12:38) this is a reply to message 113,849

What a breath of fresh air MCA is (113,849) by Syed from UK Hey everyone. I never knew about this site until today. I can't begin to tell you how refreshing it is to see actual conversations about our queen as opposed to an endless barrage of GIF's and emoji's under every Mariah post on Facebook, Insta, etc. And well articulated conversations - at that. I might not completely agree with every comment I've read, I think 1 or 2 border on overly critical, but it's good to see a diverse mixture of opinions from Lambs, without overt censorship. I agree with some of the viewpoints here that Mariah increasingly does not seem like her usual self these days. It may be her condition, a side effect of medication, or past (and recent) trauma resurfacing, a combination of all the above, or... something unrelated. As Lambs, the best thing we can do is to support Mariah in any we we can. Because that's what she did for us through countless songs such as: Hero, Can't take that away, Make it happen, and so many others. We also need to overlook any behaviors we might not agree with because A) It's hard to trust anything you see online anymore (thanks AI) and media never shows us the true picture, only a distorted version that "sells" better. And B) We are not in her shoes, as much as we may think we know her, we only know her through the lens of the media, mostly. What she may be going through or battling internally and how they might manifest outwardly are things we need to be mindful of. Just be kind. As she has always been to us. What do I feel could help? Well... if I had a magic wand I'd whisk Mariah away to a place where she could spend some time being in touch with nature, walk down a street without being recognized, and feel genuine excitement reconnecting with the simple things in life. It may not solve everything but I could literally guarantee that she'd feel a positive difference. Call it intuition (I share a lot of uncanny coincidences with Mariah) or just my observation of Mariah over the years and knowing the person she is beneath the exterior. About me: - Lamb since 1993 - when I first heard Dreamlover in a clothes store. - I can confidently say I wouldn't be where I am today, without her music to help me through so many rough times. - Creator of the "40 Hidden Mariah songs challenge" which is a tribute to Mimi plus fun Easter Egg hunt for the Lambily, you can catch it here if you'd like to try solving it. - Recorded and released my own song in 2 languages based on a wish to "pay forward" what Mariah's music did for me, with a song that gives others hope. Took me just 20 years to make it happen. Have a great weekend everyone and again really nice to meet you all. (Saturday 23 May 2026; 19:26)

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