Santa Claus has some job, having to find gifts for all of those picky kids around the world. The sad part is that we’re sure that Nick Cannon would want that job because it would give him some free time because nothing could be more difficult than finding Christmas gifts for his wife Mariah Carey. Just what do you buy the woman who has everything? Mariah Carey, whose music is played every Christmas has her name used synonymously with the holiday almost as much as St. Nick himself, so any old Christmas gift won’t cut it. Nick and Mariah also renew their vows every year which requires more gifting. Poor Nick; we feel the struggle with you.
Take a look at Nick Cannon’s interview discussing his plan to shop for Mariah for Christmas:
“My wife is the empress of Christmas,” Cannon said Saturday at Macy’s on State Street, where he took part in the lighting of the department store’s Great Tree with “American Idol” alum Lauren Alaina, and promoted his tie collection. “She is Mrs. Christmas. She puts the M.C. in Merry Christmas.”
Here, Cannon breaks down the gift-buying process for the mother of his 2-year-old twins, from beginning to end:
Start early: “I try to start out as far in advance as possible, and it still ends up being last minute. Something custom-made isn’t the way it’s supposed be, and I have to send it back or the font was wrong on the engraving. I have to start thinking about it at least six months beforehand, especially because we always do this thing where we try to top each other.”
Play to win: “It’s gotten to the point where it’s just absurd. I’m running out of stuff to get her. I tried to buy a dolphin one year because we had a house in the Bahamas. Even if we had to keep it at an aquarium, how cool would that be? We just didn’t have a place to keep it, and then you have to have all these (documents) and go through a license process. I didn’t have time for all that. I can’t believe it when I think about it. It sounds ridiculous. That’s what happens when you try to top each other. ‘Bet you she would never guess I got her a dolphin. How’s she going to top that?’ ”
Do your homework: “I listen to what she says, like, ‘Oh, I’d love to have this.’ The last good gift I got her was a chandelier. As grandiose and decadent as a chandelier sounds, it was the fact she didn’t ask for it. She would say, ‘I really want a chandelier,’ and this showed I was paying attention. I also ask around and talk to a few people who know her taste, just in case I need someone to blame: ‘Well, they said you would like this.’ ”
Put thought into it: “She doesn’t need a gift from anyone. She can pretty much go buy whatever she wants. The more thoughtful it is, the better the reaction. I’ll put together a video of the year or a Christmas video and edit stuff together with music in the background. I had one of her favorite artists paint a picture of her. That type of stuff goes over pretty well.”
Avoid jewelry: “I don’t buy my wife jewelry anymore because she’s Mariah Carey, and it’s kind of like she has all the jewelry in the world. Early on, I tried. I did pretty well with the wedding ring, but other than that I stay away from it. For one, it can break your pockets. You try to spend all this money on one piece of jewelry she never wears, like, ‘Where in the world are those earrings I pretty much mortgaged (the house on)?’ ”
Hope for the best: “You want that reaction. Everybody is going to be like, ‘Wow, thanks.’ But you can always tell 15 minutes after they open it if they like it or not when your gift is buried somewhere.”
Do you have any tips for Nick Cannon on how to shop for the diva Ms. Carey-Cannon?
Find Out How Nick Cannon Does the Impossible - Christmas Shopping for Mariah Carey
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