October 30, 2024 • 6 mins
Mariah Carey joined Melissa Forman to announce that the Christmas music on 93.9 LITE FM Chicago begins on Friday 11/1 at 3pm CT!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Ninety three point nine Light FM. All right, Melissa Foreman,
producer Jim, it is time you've waited all morning. She
is live on the hotline. Believe it or not, the
one and only Mariah Carrie Riah.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
How are you.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
We are so excited. You have so many fans here
in Chicago who cannot wait to see you to be there.
First of all, I have to tell you I love
your Instagram. I'm like, I'm obsessed. You're funny. Wait, I
have to play this really quick. I love this where
you're on a plane and the pilot makes an announcement
and I think it was like October second. This is
(00:40):
your captain speaking, Welcome aboard, Mariah, we are admitted to
the North Pole. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Sorry, Like.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
It was so funny. So all right, anyway, you've got
to check out Mariah's social media pages because not only
she talented, but she's funny and very sweet. So let's
talk first about the fact that you're coming to Chicago.
The date is November twenty seventh at the Alsate Arena
Mariah Carey's Christmas Time Show. And I saw you just
released the playlist, which is cool.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yes, that part is very cool.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
How do you go about picking the songs for the
Christmas Time Show.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Well, it's really kind of difficult to pick the songs
because we're celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of my Christmas album,
the first one, and then you know, I'm also doing
some songs that are I don't want.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
To say, like, oh, just the hit, but they're songs
that have been successful for me.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Okay, now you also have this is kind of cool.
There are four covers for the thirtieth anniversary of All
I Want for Christmas?
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Is You?
Speaker 1 (01:37):
The LP right, four different ones you took.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yes, So there's like deluxe editions of Merry Christmas the album,
including remastered audio for Saint John the Divine. That's a
concert that I had long time ago at a beautiful
cathedral and I found this new remastered audio in my vall.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
So it's pretty cool. It's very exciting.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
What is your favorite Christmas song outside of yours?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I like Blay Ride, you know that one?
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Yes, I do. I think that's a really good choice. Yeah, okay,
we have to know. Everybody on the staff wants to know.
What's your favorite Christmas movie? Mariah Carey el el, yes,
I knew it? How many times? How many times do
you think you've seen it?
Speaker 2 (02:22):
So many?
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Do you watch it in the summer like I do?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
I love it so much?
Speaker 1 (02:27):
I know me too. All right, Mariah Carey, We're going
to play a quick round of would you rather the
Christmas edition? Okay, so we want to know would you
prefer thirty little gifts or one large gift? For Christmas?
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Thirty little gifts?
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Really? I thought for sure you're going to say one
big gift? Okay, thirty it is? Would you rather, Mariah
Carey decorate a Christmas tree or decorate a Christmas cookie?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Oh? Wow, I gets decorated Christmas tree?
Speaker 1 (02:54):
You would I'm getting all these wrong. I thought you
would do cookies just because I don't know. I was
thinking about your kids. But I guess.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
They're both fun, you know, right?
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Okay? Would you prefer eggnog or hot chocolate?
Speaker 3 (03:06):
I just wrote a song with that lyric in thereolate.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
With eggnog or hot chocolate in it?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
What lyrics both both of them are in?
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Oh it is? Oh that's a sable hot chocolate you're
going with?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, I'm in the other hot chocolate.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Okay, all right? And then would you rather spend all
day watching movies again, this is Mariah Carey all day
watching movies? Or would you prefer sledding wedding?
Speaker 2 (03:30):
But it has to be like later on in the evening.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Oh like when nobody's there, but then it gets all icy,
you know, after everybody's.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Been down icy before it gets icy, and it's like
kind of sunset time.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Oh yeah, that's nice. And because you don't want to
bump into people either. It's the worst when you try
to take your kids sledding. No, no, too much okay.
And then finally, would you rather Mariah Carey have a
job wrapping gifts at a mall or be a mall Santa?
Wrapping gifts at a mall or be a mall Santa?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
I would I didn't get hired rap and give it
them all. I'm the worst rapping first, okay.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
I was thinking you'd be really good at that. I
was like, she's creative, she's probably gonna Okay, so you're
going with a Malsanta, right, I can't do it right? Okay,
but could you be a Malsanta?
Speaker 2 (04:14):
I guess technically I could want to.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
I get it.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
I get it.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
I think you have other jobs so you don't have
to worry about it, all right, and one of those jobs.
We're gonna give tickets away to here in just a second.
But first, Mariah, we have a major announcement. Do you
want to help me with it? Or wait, didn't they
tell you what it is?
Speaker 2 (04:31):
I didn't hear it? Tell me?
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Okay, here it is. Everyone's been waiting. We are going
to be flipping this year. It is our twenty fourth
year as Chicagoland's Christmas music station, presented by our awesome,
amazing friends at the Salvation Army, and we are going
to be flipping this Friday, November first at the Ripping. Okay, okay,
(04:55):
but wait, Haria Carrie. The big question is what should
be the first song?
Speaker 2 (05:00):
I'm going to vote for? All that one for Christmas
is you.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
That's what I vote for every single year. All right,
So exciting Friday again at three pm November. First, Mariah, listen,
we want to give away some tickets right now to
go see you Mariah Carey's Christmas Time. Get those tickets
at livenation dot com. What's your favorite number? That's what
color will take?
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Twenty seven, twenty seven perfect, all right, that's what it is.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Caller twenty seven eight by five nine three nine six
nine three six. You're going to go see Mariah Carey's
Christmas Time here eight fy five nine three nine six
nine three secks, Brian, we love you. We're sending so
many good, happy wishes to you.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Well, I appreciate you. Thank you for taking the time
it talk to me.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
This was great.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I really enjoyed talking with you.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Oh wait, and also I just want to wish you
a very happy Halloween. Yes, and that'd be happy Easter,
happy everything. If I don't talk to the.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
Bay Secretary's Day, all of the Flag Day, I happy
Flag Day, Memorial Day, all of it better.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Ind I knew I loved you so much, all right,
all right, Carrie, and don't forget Christmas music starts three
pm on Friday, right here at ninety three point nine
light FM
Ninety three point nine Light FM. All right, Melissa Foreman,
producer Jim, it is time you've waited all morning. She
is live on the hotline. Believe it or not, the
one and only Mariah Carrie Riah.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
How are you.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
We are so excited. You have so many fans here
in Chicago who cannot wait to see you to be there.
First of all, I have to tell you I love
your Instagram. I'm like, I'm obsessed. You're funny. Wait, I
have to play this really quick. I love this where
you're on a plane and the pilot makes an announcement
and I think it was like October second. This is
(00:40):
your captain speaking, Welcome aboard, Mariah, we are admitted to
the North Pole. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Sorry, Like.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
It was so funny. So all right, anyway, you've got
to check out Mariah's social media pages because not only
she talented, but she's funny and very sweet. So let's
talk first about the fact that you're coming to Chicago.
The date is November twenty seventh at the Alsate Arena
Mariah Carey's Christmas Time Show. And I saw you just
released the playlist, which is cool.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yes, that part is very cool.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
How do you go about picking the songs for the
Christmas Time Show.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Well, it's really kind of difficult to pick the songs
because we're celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of my Christmas album,
the first one, and then you know, I'm also doing
some songs that are I don't want.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
To say, like, oh, just the hit, but they're songs
that have been successful for me.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Okay, now you also have this is kind of cool.
There are four covers for the thirtieth anniversary of All
I Want for Christmas?
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Is You?
Speaker 1 (01:37):
The LP right, four different ones you took.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yes, So there's like deluxe editions of Merry Christmas the album,
including remastered audio for Saint John the Divine. That's a
concert that I had long time ago at a beautiful
cathedral and I found this new remastered audio in my vall.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
So it's pretty cool. It's very exciting.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
What is your favorite Christmas song outside of yours?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I like Blay Ride, you know that one?
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Yes, I do. I think that's a really good choice. Yeah, okay,
we have to know. Everybody on the staff wants to know.
What's your favorite Christmas movie? Mariah Carey el el, yes,
I knew it? How many times? How many times do
you think you've seen it?
Speaker 2 (02:22):
So many?
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Do you watch it in the summer like I do?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
I love it so much?
Speaker 1 (02:27):
I know me too. All right, Mariah Carey, We're going
to play a quick round of would you rather the
Christmas edition? Okay, so we want to know would you
prefer thirty little gifts or one large gift? For Christmas?
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Thirty little gifts?
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Really? I thought for sure you're going to say one
big gift? Okay, thirty it is? Would you rather, Mariah
Carey decorate a Christmas tree or decorate a Christmas cookie?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Oh? Wow, I gets decorated Christmas tree?
Speaker 1 (02:54):
You would I'm getting all these wrong. I thought you
would do cookies just because I don't know. I was
thinking about your kids. But I guess.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
They're both fun, you know, right?
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Okay? Would you prefer eggnog or hot chocolate?
Speaker 3 (03:06):
I just wrote a song with that lyric in thereolate.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
With eggnog or hot chocolate in it?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
What lyrics both both of them are in?
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Oh it is? Oh that's a sable hot chocolate you're
going with?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, I'm in the other hot chocolate.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Okay, all right? And then would you rather spend all
day watching movies again, this is Mariah Carey all day
watching movies? Or would you prefer sledding wedding?
Speaker 2 (03:30):
But it has to be like later on in the evening.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Oh like when nobody's there, but then it gets all icy,
you know, after everybody's.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
Been down icy before it gets icy, and it's like
kind of sunset time.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Oh yeah, that's nice. And because you don't want to
bump into people either. It's the worst when you try
to take your kids sledding. No, no, too much okay.
And then finally, would you rather Mariah Carey have a
job wrapping gifts at a mall or be a mall Santa?
Wrapping gifts at a mall or be a mall Santa?
Speaker 3 (03:59):
I would I didn't get hired rap and give it
them all. I'm the worst rapping first, okay.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
I was thinking you'd be really good at that. I
was like, she's creative, she's probably gonna Okay, so you're
going with a Malsanta, right, I can't do it right? Okay,
but could you be a Malsanta?
Speaker 2 (04:14):
I guess technically I could want to.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
I get it.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
I get it.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
I think you have other jobs so you don't have
to worry about it, all right, and one of those jobs.
We're gonna give tickets away to here in just a second.
But first, Mariah, we have a major announcement. Do you
want to help me with it? Or wait, didn't they
tell you what it is?
Speaker 2 (04:31):
I didn't hear it? Tell me?
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Okay, here it is. Everyone's been waiting. We are going
to be flipping this year. It is our twenty fourth
year as Chicagoland's Christmas music station, presented by our awesome,
amazing friends at the Salvation Army, and we are going
to be flipping this Friday, November first at the Ripping. Okay, okay,
(04:55):
but wait, Haria Carrie. The big question is what should
be the first song?
Speaker 2 (05:00):
I'm going to vote for? All that one for Christmas
is you.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
That's what I vote for every single year. All right,
So exciting Friday again at three pm November. First, Mariah, listen,
we want to give away some tickets right now to
go see you Mariah Carey's Christmas Time. Get those tickets
at livenation dot com. What's your favorite number? That's what
color will take?
Speaker 3 (05:19):
Twenty seven, twenty seven perfect, all right, that's what it is.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Caller twenty seven eight by five nine three nine six
nine three six. You're going to go see Mariah Carey's
Christmas Time here eight fy five nine three nine six
nine three secks, Brian, we love you. We're sending so
many good, happy wishes to you.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Well, I appreciate you. Thank you for taking the time
it talk to me.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
This was great.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
I really enjoyed talking with you.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Oh wait, and also I just want to wish you
a very happy Halloween. Yes, and that'd be happy Easter,
happy everything. If I don't talk to the.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
Bay Secretary's Day, all of the Flag Day, I happy
Flag Day, Memorial Day, all of it better.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Ind I knew I loved you so much, all right,
all right, Carrie, and don't forget Christmas music starts three
pm on Friday, right here at ninety three point nine
light FM
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