Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey flirt for Christmas (+video)

9:00 AM Friday Dec 2, 2011

Deck the halls, Beliebers!

The video for Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey's new version of her classic holiday staple All I Want for Christmas Is You has debuted.

The teen titan unveiled the Sanaa Hamri-directed clip during the Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York City on Thursday.

The promo sees the Canadian crooner, 17, go wild in the tinsel-themed aisles of a department store (Macy's, no less) with a gaggle of his gift-hunting pals.

Meanwhile, a scantily clad Carey, 41, wriggles and writhes in her skimpy Santa-inspired clobber.

There's also a sleigh, a puppy and ... hang on, are they flirting?!

"WATCH "All I Want For Christmas Is You" #SuperFestive version with @justinbieber NOW!" tweeted Carey ahead of the video's premiere.

The souped-up version of Carey's 1994 megahit features on Bieber's new Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe.

Watch the video below:

So what do you think? Festive cracker, or jingle hell?

- Blogger Bites Back

By Myrddin Gwynedd @ohthatwelshguy

Big T (New Zealand) | 10:08AM Friday, 02 Dec 2011

Flirting? It's notable for how utterly non-flirtatious it is, which is weird since it's a guy and a girl effectively singing "all I want for Christmas is you" to each other. Might've made more sense to have separate male/female love interests in the video.

The shameless Nintendo 3DS product placement is a bit unnecessary.

Lisa (Napier) | 01:46PM Friday, 02 Dec 2011

Hasn't she just recorded a new version of exactly the same song with Michael Buble as well?

Say What? (New Zealand) | 01:55PM Friday, 02 Dec 2011

When you have an almost grandma-like figure opposite an almost grandson-like Bieber, it was never going to be believable in the first place. She clearly shows her interst is less in Christmas and more in wanting to get it on (or is it ham it up?) in a Christmas sack or hamper.

She is showing that she really just wants sex for Christmas (can she not get that already?) or some spread in a glossy men's magazine (can she not get that either?). So, she wants sex and he wants a Nintendo (or puppy?). I don't get it?

I think the real Santa would certainly disapprove. No bells or wolf whistles on this one from me. This is one 'star' that has fallen from the top of this tree and landed amongst the cheap tinsel. Snow more please!