Carey gets red-dy for Xmas

Mariah Carey. Picture: Mariah Carey/Instagram

Mariah Carey has shared the Christmas spirit with her Instagram followers by unveiling a series of raunchy photos in a barely-there bikini.

After posting snaps of her family celebrating the festive season during their annual winter holiday in Aspen, the diva's next photo was more on the bizarre side, showing off her toned figure in a red two-piece as she walked her dog in the snow. Carey later posed again in the same bikini, this time clad in a red silk robe in front of a Christmas tree.

"Warming up for the hot tub moments," the 43-year-old mother-of-two wrote.

The images come after Carey was slammed by human rights campaigners last week when it emerged she recently performed a private concert for the President of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, to the tune of $US1 million ($1.13 million).