Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Mariah Carey recruited fellow singers Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson for a new version of her song "Oh Santa!"
Carey, 50, teamed up with Grande, 27, and Hudson, 39, on a remix of the 2010 single and released a music video for the song Friday.
The new video shows Carey, Grande and Hudson perform on a Christmas-themed stage. The trio are joined by backup dancers dressed up elves.
The original "Oh Santa!" appears on Carey's holiday album Merry Christmas II You, released in November 2010. The new version is featured in Carey's Apple TV+ special, Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special, which premiered Friday.
Carey's Apple TV+ special features Carey, Grande, Hudson, Tiffany Haddish, Snoop Dogg, Misty Copeland, Carey's 9-year-old twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, and other special guests. The special features songs from Carey's holiday catalog.
Carey said Thursday on Good Morning America that the special was her way of "pushing through" the difficult year.
"I'm saying this from the heart. I wouldn't feel happy if I couldn't celebrate with fans this year," the singer said.
"And just with the world, it's just been so traumatizing what's happened this year. But I think pushing through, and the way things are kind of changing for the better, pushing through with this holiday season for me was super important," she added.
Carey celebrated the 25th anniversary of her famous holiday song "All I Want for Christmas is You" in 2019.
Moments from Mariah Carey's career
Mariah Carey won Top Pop Artist at the Billboard Music Awards on December 3, 1991. Earlier that year, her album self-titled album
topped the Billboard charts. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey performs in an outdoor concert on "Today" in New York City on November 1, 1999. In 2001, the singer
was hospitalized for physical and mental breakdown, then the star
revealed her struggle with bipolar disorder in 2018. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI |
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Carey shows off her butterfly tattoo before proceeding with emcee duties at the UJA-Federation of New York's Music Visionary of the Year Awards ceremonies in New York City on June 18, 2003. Later that month, she decided she would
downscale her concerts to give fans an intimate experience. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI |
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Carey poses at a Best Buy while promoting her album "The Emancipation of Mimi," in New York on April 12, 2005. The album
debuted at the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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Carey
performs at the World Music Awards in Los Angeles on August 31, 2005. She also
received the Diamond Award from the event, for artists who have sold over 100 million albums. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Carey
won for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Female R&B Performance for "We Belong Together" and Best R&B Song at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI |
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Carey performs in concert on the opening night of the "Adventures of Mimi" tour in Miami on August 5, 2006. Earlier that year, she began the process of
releasing a fragrance. Photo by Michael Bush/UPI |
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Carey poses from the top of the Empire State Building after taking part in a ceremonial lighting ceremony to promote
her chart topping album, "E=MC2," on April 25, 2008. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI |
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Left to right, cast members Robert DeNiro, Grace Hightower, Carey, Lee Daniels and Ben Kingsley arrive for the premiere of
"Tennessee" at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 26, 2008. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI |
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Carey holds a special recognition award as she appears backstage with her husband Nick Cannon at the
American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 23, 2008. The
couple married earlier in the year. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey performs at the
Neighborhood Inaugural Ball honoring President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2009. Pool Photo by Chip Somodevilla/UPI |
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Carey arrives on the red carpet for the screening of "Precious" at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 15, 2009. She
released her 12th studio album later that summer. Photo by David Silpa/UPI |
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Carey
performs on "Today" at Rockafeller Center in New York City on October 2, 2009. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Carey performs at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on January 21, 2010. Earlier that month,
she took home the People's Choice Award for favorite R&B artist. Photo by Michael Bush/UPI |
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Carey (L) and Cannon kiss at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 7, 2010. In early 2011, the couple confirmed
she was pregnant with twins. The twins
were named Moroccan and Monroe. Photo by David Silpa/UPI |
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Carey participates in a tribute to Whitney Houston during the BET Awards in Los Angeles on July 1, 2012. Later that year, Carey would join "American Idol"
as a judge for the 12th season. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey performs on "Good Morning America" at the Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park in New York City on May 24, 2013. Later that month, she
confirmed her exit from "American Idol" revealing later
she "hated" the job. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Cast member Carey arrives on the red carpet premiere of
Lee Daniels' "The Butler" in New York City on August 5, 2013. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI |
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Carey
performs during the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 2013. Pool Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI |
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Carey holds a replica plaque as her son Moroccan Cannon cuddles up during an unveiling ceremony
honoring her with the 2,556th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on August 5, 2015. The pop star and husband Nick Cannon
divorced earlier that year. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey arrives on the carpet the NBCUNIVERSAL Upfront at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on May 16, 2016. Later that year,
she appeared in the third season of "Empire." Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Carey
performs at the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York City on December 31, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Carey and Cannon arrive
with their twin children Moroccan (L) and Monroe at the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 11, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing her in the forecourt of TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on November 1, 2017. The previous November,
she performed in the "VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night" concert. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey performs in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York City on December 31, 2017. The singer
wanted a "do-over" from the year before that didn't go as planned. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |
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Nick Cannon and Carey arrive
in matching outfits with their children Moroccan Scott Cannon (in orange) and Monroe Cannon (black jacket) at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Inglewood, Calif., on March 24, 2018. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey
performed at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on October 9, 2018. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Carey
received the Icon Award during the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019. She shared a new video for
the 25th anniversary of her iconic song "All I Want for Christmas is You" in November. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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