Mariah Carey Says 'Depressing' Childhood Christmases Inspired Her to 'Go All the Way In' for the Holidays

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Mariah Carey is the queen of Christmas, but the GRAMMY-winning singer says it hasn't always been that way. Carey opened up to ET's Kevin Frazier about how the less-than-idyllic Christmases she experienced growing up, inspired her to go all in on the holidays.«In my memoir, I talk about how when I was a little kid, growing up with no money, growing up being mixed, not understanding, having identity issues, and then going through my career and the different things that have happened, that I never even talked about to even some of my best friends,» Carey shared of the childhood experiences she detailed in her book, . «When I wrote about Christmas, I was like, 'Oh wait, I don’t want to bring people down,' 'cause this seemed like depressing.