MARIAH Carey will be bringing her own brand of Christmas cheer to Manchester.
The singing superstar has announced she will bring her All I Want For Christmas Is You concert to Manchester Arena in December - one of only two dates in the UK.
The show has been a huge success in New York and following her brief visit to the UK, Mariah will be taking up a residency in Las Vegas.
Carey is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to date and 18 Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, more than any solo artist in history.
Her Christmas album has sold more than 14 million copies around the world and this will be the first time she has brought her festive show to the UK.
n Mariah Carey: All I Want for Christmas concert, Manchester Arena, Sunday, December 10. Tickets go on sale tomorrow from livenation.co.uk
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