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Jimmy Fallon and Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You

Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (photo NBC)

Backstage with diva Mariah Carey, Fallon, The Roots and the children get the Christmas spirit

Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (photo NBC)

Backstage before the show, Jimmy, Mariah Carey, and The Roots grabbed some elementary school instruments classroom.

They stopped by the Late Night “Music Room” to sing her holiday classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”

The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon crew dropped their usual guitars, horns and drums for some fun music along with four girls who pop up to sing the chorus.

Jimmy Fallon loves to sing, well he likes to try, and he shines on the kazoo, wood block, tambourine, and bass drum.

Mariah Carey has the pipes and she proves it with a grooving rendition of her popular Christmas hit from 1994, “All I Want for Christmas Is You“.

“All I Want For Christmas Is You” has been a big hit for Mariah Carey, making the top 10 in most countries. It was the #1 Christmas song of the last decade in the UK. The original song is still a #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com.

Michael Bublé, Justin Bieber in a duet with Mariah, Shania Twain, Miley Cyrus and John Mayer are among the dozens of artists who have covered the song. The Michael Bublé version hit #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Now we can add the full-loving Jimmy Fallon and his band to the list of great duets with Mariah Carey.

The Backstage Band


Jimmy Fallon – wood block, tambourine, bass drum, kazoo
Mariah Carey – vocals
Questlove – wooden clacker w/ afro pick
Mark Kelley – Fisher Price xylophone
Kamal Gray – recorder
James Poyser – melodica
Captain Kirk – ukulele
Tuba Gooding Jr. – kazoo
Frank Knuckles – bongos
Black Thought – sleigh bells

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