Mariah Carey Says She ‘Always Wanted’ A ‘Perfect’ Christmas As A Child: ‘It Was Always Somebody Ruining The Moment’

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Holiday season hasn’t always been perfect for Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey. Carey explains her history with the holiday in a new interview with Elle.

As her 1994 festive classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” sits atop Billboard’s Holiday 100 chart, Carey says of her love of the holidays: “I think it’s just that longing that I had as a child, that I always wanted things to be perfect for the holidays… And they never were. “It was always somebody ruining the moment, always these dysfunctional family members who came around and foiled everything.” RELATED: Stars Are Bringing The Holiday Cheer In ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’ Trailer Carey says she “made a pact” with herself that “I wasn’t going to allow that to happen