Ariana Grande Shares a Fun Take on Mariah Carey’s Christmas Classic During SNL Monologue
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Ariana Grande took a humorous approach to Mariah Carey’s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.
The 32-year-old artist opened the show’s final episode of 2025 on December 20, joking about the success of her previous “Domingo” sketch before addressing the pressures of holiday shopping. She playfully adapted Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” to reflect her own holiday dilemmas.
“I don’t know what to get for Christmas for my cousin’s boyfriend Steve,” Grande sang. “I don’t know a thing about him, only see him on Christmas Eve.”
Grande continued to playfully lament the hectic nature of her schedule while promoting Wicked: For Good, quipping that director Jon M. Chu would not allow her any breaks. “Haven’t shopped a lot for Christmas, ’cause my schedule’s never free,” she joked. “Had so much press for Wicked, Jon Chu will not let me pee.”
Her performance was enhanced by the presence of her Wicked co-star Bowen Yang, along with cast members Kenan Thompson, Sarah Sherman, Chloe Fineman, Veronika Slowikowska, Marcello Hernandez, and Ashley Padilla.
Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has recently made headlines for its historic achievement, spending a record-breaking 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest reign in the chart’s 67-year history.
Saturday’s episode marked Grande’s third time hosting SNL. Legendary pop star Cher joined as the musical guest, making her first appearance since 1987. Cher performed “DJ Play a Christmas Song” and a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Run Rudolph Run” from her 2023 holiday album, Christmas.
Watch Grande’s SNL monologue below, and find details on streaming the full episode here.
