Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin And Janelle Monae At The Obamas’ Xmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the White House was injected with some soul this year as R&B sangers Mariah Carey—along with the twins her babies, Janelle Monae and Aretha Franklin hit the stage to serenade the First Family and friends.

M. C. sang “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Monáe performed “The Christmas Song,” and the Queen of Soul got fly on ’em when she had an Army band sergeant pull out an umbrella to protect her ’do from the rain as she sang “Joy to the World” and “The First Noel.” And you know the night wouldn’t have been complete without a social-media inspired photo shoot so Mrs. Cannon and Náe-Náe could flex with Aretha on the IG.