Star-studded Christmas ‘Carpool Karaoke’

Mariah Carey (left) and James Corden

Talk about foresight.

For his “Carpool Karaoke” this holiday season, “The Late, Late Show” host James Corden surprised fans with a lighthearted jam to “All I Want for Christmas is You” with the song’s singer-songwriter, Mariah Carey… and then some.

The video, which already has about 18 million views as of this writing, only three days after it was uploaded, starts with Carey asking Corden to perform her ubiquitous composition inside a car filled with presents. But before long, the video morphs into a star-studded mash of past Carpool Karaoke participants, including Adele, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Chris Martin, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Nick Jonas.

Turns out that as early as January, Corden was already brewing his grand Christmas plan, asking Adele and subsequent celebrity guests to sing “All I Want for Christmas is You” with him.

The video is expected to boost sales of the 22-year-old Christmas classic, which currently sits at the 17th spot of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

Foster skips Trump show

In his more than 40 years in the industry, the acclaimed songwriter-music producer David Foster has worked with the who’s who in music—Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Chicago, Rod Stewart, it goes on.

For a moment, it seemed that the US President-elect Donald Trump would join that stellar list, after a report by the New York Post’s Page Six said that Foster would play an important role in organizing the inauguration on Jan. 20.

Not true, according to the 67-year-old Canadian musician in a recent Instagram post. He wrote, “For the record, I was asked to participate in the upcoming inauguration some time ago, and I politely and respectfully declined.”

“Any news outlet that is reporting otherwise is misinformed,” he added.

It has been rumored that Trump’s team has been struggling to book A-list celebrity performers for the event, and has gone as far as allegedly offering government appointments to those who can provide them with stars.—Allan Policarpio