Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey delivered a lump of coal to fans, but not on purpose.
The singer announced Wednesday night that she had to cancel the first stops of her “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tour due to illness.
“Just in time for holiday gift-giving season, it seems I’ve received a lovely present of my own, a lovely respiratory infection after last week’s flu,” Carey, 47, tweeted.
“Bleak! You know there is nothing I love more than celebrating the holidays with my festive Christmas show,” she continued, “but I have to take my doctor’s orders and rest until he says I can sing onstage. Until then, unfortunately, I have to cancel the first several shows of my upcoming Christmas tour.”
The singer was also forced to skip her red carpet appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Star” last week due to her aforementioned stomach flu, The Blast reported.
However, New Yorkers need not fret: A rep for Carey assured Page Six that her Beacon Theatre performances, which span from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, are still a go.
Get festive with the Christmas Queen through the years:
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Mariah Carey announces Mariah Carey Christmas Factory during the grand opening of Sugar Factory American Brasserie in Bellevue, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2017.Getty Images for Sugar Factory A
Carey lights up the Empire State Building on Dec. 6, 2016.WireImage
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Carey gets cozy with Santa Claus at the Beacon Theatre on Dec. 5, 2016.FilmMagic for Mariah Carey
Mimi gets festive during a Beacon Theatre performance with backup dancers, including beau Bryan Tanaka, on Dec. 5, 2016.FilmMagic for Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey dresses "Dem Babies," Monroe and Moroccan, as elves on Dec. 16, 2015.Mariah Carey / Instagram
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Carey shows off her festive holiday pajamas on Dec. 13, 2015.Mariah Carey / Instagram
Mariah Carey poses with former beau James Packer on Dec. 12, 2015.Mariah Carey / Instagram
Carey stars in and directs "A Christmas Melody."Brian Douglas / Crown Media
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Mariah Carey performs at the Beacon Theatre on Dec. 9, 2015.Zuma Press
Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey performs at her Beacon Theatre residency on Dec. 9, 2015.Zuma Press
Carey performs with pal Busta Rhymes at a Hot 97 "Hot for the Holidays" concert on Dec. 5, 2015.Getty Images
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Mariah Carey performs at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 26, 2015.Getty Images
Carey mixes Halloween and Christmas for a "holiday mashup" on Oct. 19, 2015.Mariah Carey / Instagram
Carey poses with real reindeer on Christmas 2014.Mariah Carey / Instagram
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Mariah Carey and Santa arrive in his sleigh on Christmas 2014.Mariah Carey / Instagram
Carey belts one out at the Beacon Theatre on Dec. 15, 2014.Getty Images
Mariah Carey performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting Wednesday, following a whole lot of drama. Slated to perform in a pre-taped show Tuesday, diva Carey showed up three hours late after estranged hubby Nick Cannon's legal team kept her tied up in custody talks, Page Six reports. Fans waiting in Tuesday's freezing rain had already left by the time she arrived. WireImage
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Carey sports sunnies Wednesday at the Rock Center tree lighting.Getty
Carey dolls up for a Rockefeller Center tree lighting rehearsal.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey's Christmas celebrations began on Thanksgiving this year.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
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Carey tells Santa a secret on Christmas 2013.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey and Cannon on Christmas Eve 2013, back when they still had sugarplum dreams about one another.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
One of Dem Babies, Moroccan, makes a cute little Santa on Christmas Eve 2013.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
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Carey, Cannon and the twins hit the slopes of Aspen on Christmas Eve 2013. Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey tries her hand at iceskating on Dec. 23, 2013 in Aspen.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey flaunts her curves in a robe after a dip in the hot tub in Aspen on Dec. 22, 2013.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
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Carey celebrates a snowy New York holiday season. Bauer-Griffin / Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey sips champagne with Santa Claus, Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford on Dec. 12, 2013.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey clutches daughter Monroe onstage with President Barack Obama at the national Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the White House on Dec. 6, 2013.Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty
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Carey performs at the national Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the White House on Dec. 6, 2013.Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty
Carey pre-tapes her Rockefeller Center tree lighting performance on Dec. 3, 2013.Splash
Carey performs at Rock Center on Dec. 3, 2013.WireImage
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Carey cozies up to Santa while taping her Rockefeller Center tree lighting performance on Dec. 3, 2013.WireImage
Carey grins during her Rockefeller Center tree lighting pre-taped performance on Dec. 3, 2013.WireImage
Carey performs "All I Want for Christmas Is You" with Jimmy Fallon and the Roots on Dec. 4, 2012.NBC / Hulu
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Carey films a Christmas special in 2012.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey sparkles on Christmas 2011.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey's beloved twins, Dem Babies Monroe and Moroccan, get their first Christmas card in 2011.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
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In 2011, Carey rocks the same outfit she wore in her very first Christmas video in 1994.Instagram.com/MariahCarey
Carey films her video for "When Christmas Comes" with Snoopy in 2011.AP
Carey cuddles with Justin Bieber in their "All I Want for Christmas Is You (Super Festive)" video in 2011.VEVO
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Carey looks festive on Nov. 3, 2011.Bauer-Griffin
Carey croons during her Christmas special on Dec. 13, 2010.ABC
Carey performs on her Christmas special on Dec. 13, 2010.ABC
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Carey performs in TNT's "Christmas in Washington" on Dec. 12, 2010.WireImage
Carey tapes her performance for the annual Walt Disney World Christmas Day parade on Dec. 3, 2010.Splash
Carey performs in Disney World on Dec. 3, 2010.Getty
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Carey poses with Mickey Mouse in Disney World ahead of her parade performance in 2010.ABC
Carey and her curves get festive in 2010.Island / DefJam
Carey is a sexy Santa in 2010.Island / DefJam
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Carey does some last-minute shopping on Christmas Eve 2009 in Aspen.Splash
Carey walks her dog, Jack, in Aspen on Christmas Eve 2009.Pacific Coast News
Carey switches on the Christmas lights at a London mall on Nov. 19, 2009.Getty
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Carey performs on "Today" on Dec. 11, 2002.Getty
Carey cuddles with a furry friend in her "All I Want for Christmas Is You" video in 1994.VEVO
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