Ariana Grande spoofed Mariah Carey‘s holiday classic during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live.
The 32-year-old singer and actress opened the comedy show’s final 2025 episode on Dec. 20 by joking about the popularity of her previous “Domingo” sketch, before diving into the stresses of holiday gift shopping with a humorous rendition of Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
“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.”
She also poked fun at her busy Wicked: For Good press tour, joking that director Jon M. Chu wouldn’t let her take breaks.
“Haven’t shopped a lot for Christmas, ’cause my schedule’s never free,” Grande sang. “Had so much press for Wicked, Jon Chu will not let me pee.”
The singer was later joined by 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” recently made history on the charts, spending a record-breaking 20th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the longest reign in the chart’s 67-year history.
Saturday’s episode marked Grande’s third time hosting SNL, with musical guest Cher making her first appearance on the show since 1987. For her visit, the legendary pop star 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 all the ways to stream the full episode here.
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