Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey Harmonize Whistle Notes on a New Christmas Song, and Twitter Is Obsessed

You know you've hit it big when Mariah Carey, Queen of the Holidays, asks you to sing with her for a holiday special. For Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special, Ariana Grande

joined Carey and Jennifer Hudson for a remix of her 2010 hit "Oh Santa!" from her album Merry Christmas II You. It landed on YouTube yesterday, and by the end of the day, it was already No. 2.

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And here's one of the reasons: Carey and Grande harmonize on whistle-tone notes, and it's incredible. Here's a clip. Prepare your ears:

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mariah carey and ariana grande doing the whistle tone together saved 2020 pic.twitter.com/TcaRtcI6yY

— best of ariana (@aarchivegrande) December 4, 2020

Here's what Twitter has to say about this epic musical gift. The consensus? Ari and Mariah have saved 2020:

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Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande doing the whistle tone together is everything #OhSantapic.twitter.com/ED0HdAhA3S

— Ariana Grande Update ? (@ArianatorFallen) December 4, 2020
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MARIAH CAREY AND ARIANA GRANDE JUST HARMONISED IN WHISTLE TONE!!! pic.twitter.com/KnsN35Vxb5

— sinnamon (@proceedwithsin) December 4, 2020
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mariah carey and save
ariana grande ? 2020
harmonizing a
whistle tone together

— sofi loves christmas. (@thkyouari) December 4, 2020
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mariah carey and ariana grande doing the whistle tone together saved 2020 pic.twitter.com/TcaRtcI6yY

— best of ariana (@aarchivegrande) December 4, 2020
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Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande's whistle tone harmony: pic.twitter.com/j3JtIcv2PY

— my nussy and my thrussy (@itsjacksonbbz) December 4, 2020
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mariah carey and ariana grande singing in whistle tone in HARMONY hello goodbye i have been murdered

— partridge in a gare tree ♥ (@ReadsGaranteed) December 4, 2020

Some people are now jokingly speculating that these two might just be related:

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Y’all sure Mariah Carey didn’t birth Ariana Grande ?.....I mean they literally just hit a whistle tone note in unison and I just

— AHMAAD SOLMONE (@AhmaadRysheik) December 4, 2020
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.@ArianaGrande and @MariahCarey having a mother daughter moment, omg..... look at her smile
pic.twitter.com/2JHNlj6Y4a

— Grande Streaming (@GrandeStreaming) December 4, 2020
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mariah carey and ariana grande having a little mother-daughter moment ahhh #MariahsMagicalChristmaspic.twitter.com/nEEuKkV4LA

— arianators wildin (@arianatorswildt) December 4, 2020
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These three Vocal Monsters just gave us a vocally impressive song, Jennifer Hudson's jaw dropping belts and high notes and a mother and daughter goals, Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande's harmonizing whistle notes. They literally saved 2020!!!❤️ pic.twitter.com/cFMQRE5MLw

— KiRO (@fj____68) December 5, 2020
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My mother, my sister and my auntie all in one frame. ?
@MariahCarey@ArianaGrande@IAMJHUDhttps://t.co/C6YvrHgTbW

— John Jairu Lumbera Roldan ?️‍? (@JaiRuoldan) December 3, 2020

2020 has been a trying year for all of us, but this trio makes it a little bit better. Hudson gets her moment to shine, too. Don't leave her out, because that woman is a Queen:

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Jennifer Hudson continuously being left out of this conversation is not sitting right with me... https://t.co/9pftbHLP1i

— michael’s santa era❄️ (@meimmichael) December 4, 2020
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Happy and thriving! Who knew green was such a royal color ✨

Have you seen @MariahCarey’s Christmas special yet? Watch now on @AppleTV. Link in my bio! #MariahsMagicalChristmas ? pic.twitter.com/HJf1qqwH2c

— Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) December 4, 2020
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Jennifer Hudson is one of the best singers in the music industry and we don’t talk about it enough. https://t.co/WLYXQkn2Yw

— Tyler (@tyler_cov) December 4, 2020
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Oh Santa!!! Love our girl group!!! @ArianaGrande@IAMJHUD ? pic.twitter.com/7knHIcL0aH

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) December 5, 2020

This Mariah-Ariana comparison is nothing new. Back when Grande was starting out, fans noticed similarities. But Grande has named other famous singers as her influences. Per Billboard, Grande named Imogen Heap, Whitney Houston, and Judy Garland among her inspirations.

"Whitney holds such a special place in my heart," she said of Houston. "She inspired me to start singing as a little girl. I'd watch "The Bodyguard" and tell my mom I wanted to do that one day. Her riffs are so precise and I love her tone. She's my inspiration."

Hilary Weaver is a freelance writer based in New York who writes about politics, queer issues, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, and every woman the Queen has ever made a dame.
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