Mariah Carey is known for her five-octave voice, her slinkydresses and her many hits,
including "All I Want for Christmas is You."
Unfortunately, she is also known for her
tardiness. And her behavior this week at the Rockefeller Christmas
Tree Lighting Ceremony in New York won't do anything to help that reputation.
Because
of her history, NBC
decided to tape Carey singing her holiday classic before a live audience
Tuesday night, then air it Wednesday for the network's coverage of the 82nd
annual Rockefeller Center tree lighting. Continue...
But the
self-titled Queen of Christmas kept the audience waiting for three hours
Tuesday before NBC made the decision to cancel the performance. According to TMZ,
Carey was delayed because she was meeting with her lawyer about her divorce
settlement with husband Nick Cannon.
Carey
took to Twitter to apologize for failing to show up.
Her no-show forced NBC to
air Carey singing "All I Want for Christmas is You" live during its
broadcast of the tree-lighting Wednesday night.
The diva was on time, but many
observers are saying her performance was less than stellar. Decked out in a
tight red gown before a backdrop of costumed children, Carey seemed winded and
had trouble hitting some of her trademark high notes.
A clip of Carey's raw microphone
feed, without backing instrumentation, also was leaked to YouTube --
and probably did not do her any favors.
Twitter
lit up during and after, with most of the tweets admonishing the singer for a
lackluster performance.
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