Nick Cannon Says Ex Mariah Carey Is 'Still One of My Best Friends' After Joking 'She Don't Want Me' (Exclusive)

Nick Cannon (left); Mariah Carey (right).Photo:FOX via Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage FOX via Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage It’s officiallyMariah Careyseason, and there’s nothing but love from her exNick Cannonas the holiday season kicks into full gear.While serving meals at theLos Angeles Mission’s Thanksgiving celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 27, Cannon, 44, tells PEOPLE that he’s “already started” planning for Christmas, as he reveals he will be “trying to get to the snow as much as possible” forhis 12 kids' sake.

Nick Cannon Says He Doesn't Know If He'd Get a Vasectomy as He Calls Being Dad to 12 a 'Rich Man's Sport' (Exclusive)

Nick Cannon.Photo:Jeremychanphotography/Getty Jeremychanphotography/Getty When it comes to expanding his family,Nick Cannonisn’t sure what the future holds. In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE from TMZ’sMerry Elfin' Christmas special, theMasked Singerhost, 44, is asked if he’d ever get a vasectomy. Cannon is father to two children withAlyssa Scott— sonZen, whodiedat 5 months old in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, and daughterHalo Marie Cannon born on Dec. 14, 2022.

Nick Cannon Speaks Out on Orlando Brown After His Oral Sex Claims, Says It 'Hurts Me to See Him Crash'

Nick Cannon (left) and Orlando Brown.Photo:Arnold Turner/Getty; Earl Gibson III/WireImage Arnold Turner/Getty; Earl Gibson III/WireImage Nick Cannonhas nothing but love forOrlando Browndespite theThat’s So Ravenalum’s shocking claims. “Nick Cannon, he really do like to, you know, suck cannons, and that’s what he does,” Brown said, alluding to oral sex. “He sucked a good cannon on me. He sucked my cannon. He licked my cannon.” In the clip, which started with him saying he “never lied” about anyone, Brown’s voice grew louder as he yelled: “Nick, you sucked my d—, and don’t you ever forget it!

Nick Cannon's 12 Kids: All About His Sons and Daughters

Photo: Nick Cannon/Instagram Nick Cannon’s children are the joy of his life. “Every day I justwake up excited as a father,” he told PEOPLE in May 2022. “I’m so excited about all my kids. Constantly, from every aspect of it. From them getting citizen of the month awards in the first grade to the birth of the new ones.” While Cannon loves his big family, he’s opened up about the challenges ofbeing a father of multiple children.

Nick Carter's Sexual Assault Accuser's Anti-SLAPP Motion Against Star Denied Again Following Appeal

Melissa Schuman, Nick Carter.Photo:Matthew Simmons/Getty; Michael Kovac/Getty Matthew Simmons/Getty; Michael Kovac/Getty Nick Carterearned a courtroom victory on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in his legal battle against his rape accuserMelissa Schuman. An attorney for Schuman, 40, said in a statement to PEOPLE that “while we respectfully disagree with the court’s decision, the court made no finding about which side is likely to win at trial. A jury will decide the merits of the case and we fully expect to prevail.