In my attempt to keep things more simple, I kept the big tree in it's box and opted for this small white flocked Christmas tree that
my daughter decked out with a flock of cardinals.
After a brief intro that shows how single (and singing) mother Lillian Frank (Valarie Pettiford) was forced to give up
daughter Billie at an early age, Carey's adult Billie is first seen all
decked out in fishnet stockings and black lingerie with leopard print trim, shaking her groove thing as a not - quite - exotic dancer at an NYC club, circa 1983.