(NewsNation) — Mariah Carey might not want a lot for Christmas… but she does want you to buy tickets to her show before the “Queen of Christmas” is dethroned.
Carey’s “Christmastime in Las Vegas” holiday residency at the Dolby Live at Park MGM, which runs through Dec. 13, is not sold out. In fact the show, once thought to be a shoo-in for sales, has plenty of tickets left — in all sections, for all shows.
To make matters worse, on opening night last week, I’m told Carey walked out on stage, only to be greeted by an arena that was half full, leaving the Christmas diva in shock.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s “Christmastime In Las Vegas” at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 24: (L-R) Mariah Carey speaks onstage as Apple Music and gamma. present “Flowers: Mariah Carey and SZA in Conversation” at Jazz at Lincoln Center on September 24, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Apple Music)
”There weren’t even seat fillers to make her feel better,” one source said.
Another Vegas insider said, “It’s an expensive show at a time where people are cutting back. There’s also other really great performers in Vegas right now — the town is heaving – that won’t cost as much to see.”
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