Mariah Carey slammed over pre-recorded NFL Christmas Gameday performance: 'This is a huge letdown'

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: Mariah Carey, the celebrated "Queen of Christmas," faced criticism after her highly anticipated performance of 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' during Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday turned out to be pre-recorded.

The festive segment aired right before the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 pm ET and set a festive tone for the day’s football action. 

Netflix’s first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday also featured Beyonce performing a halftime show during the Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans game later in the afternoon. 

Fans fume as Mariah Carey's NFL Christmas Gameday performance turns out to be pre-recorded

On a high-rise rooftop, Mariah Carey performed her 1994 Christmas hit surrounded by Nutcracker-themed dancers and candy cane structures against a snowy background, wearing a glittering red Nutcracker-inspired bodysuit.

While visually spectacular, the pre-recorded performance left fans feeling let down.

Social media erupted with criticism, with one fan writing on X (formerly Twitter), "Why the HELL is Mariah Carey performance PRE RECORDED?! Like that's a HUGGGEEE let down!"

Another expressed frustration, saying, "Pre recorded and lip syncing is crazy?! Omg she’s fully ruined my Christmas."

"Mariah pissed me off with that lip singing, AI a** performance," an individual remarked, while one more echoed, "Mariah being pre-recorded just pissed me tf off lmaoooo"

"NFL & Netflix tricked us with that pre-recorded Mariah performance too smh," another person complained. 

"I mean she's a goat but this is an embarrassing performance where are the classics at," one of her fans lamented.

Mariah Carey celebrates new 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' milestone

Mariah Carey's NFL performance came as her legendary track 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' celebrated a new milestone. On December 9, the song marked its 15th cumulative week at No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reclaimed its top spot on Billboard’s Holiday 100 chart, as per Variety. 

The NFL Gameday performance also followed the conclusion of the 55-year-old's Christmas Time Tour, which she wrapped up in Brooklyn, New York on December 17. Carey's fourteenth concert tour, which featured a 26-song set, was originally meant to have twenty-one dates, but the singer had to cancel three shows due to health issues. 

This holiday season is extra special for the singer as she celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of her 'Merry Christmas' album. To mark the occasion, Carey released a deluxe vinyl 2LP edition as well as a zoetrope vinyl edition of the holiday album. 

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