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02/11/2026 10:54

‘It’s time’: Mariah Carey defrosts for holiday season

Spooky season is officially over; now it is time for the Queen of Christmas to dominate.

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Mariah Carey declared that the holiday season is now here, posting at midnight on Nov. 1: “IT’S TIME!!!!”

Her social media post starts with the singer performing “Hermit,” a song she wrote in the 1990’s under the pen name Chick.

But when the clock strikes 12, she belts out “it’s time,” and the season switches on a dime and “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is played for what will become many, many times over the next two months, Entertainment Weekly reported.

For the past several years, Carey has rung in the holiday season with a “defrosting” video, the “Today” show said. Previous ones featured appearances from Billy Eichner and her children, Morrocan and Monroe Cannon.

Some years, she transformed from a Morticia Addams into Mrs. Claus, according to Entertainment Weekly.

She won’t just be heard on the radio; she’s also taking the holidays on the road.

Carey is embarking on a Christmastime Tour which hits several international cities around the world:

  • Nov 17: São Paulo, Brazil (Nubank Parque)
  • Nov 21: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Farmasi Arena)
  • Nov 27: Birmingham, UK (Utilita Arena)
  • Nov 30: London, UK (The O2)
  • Dec 2: Manchester, UK (Co-op Live)
  • Dec 8: Valletta, Malta (Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre)
  • Dec 12: Abu Dhabi, UAE (Etihad Arena)

To add a bit of extra Christmas “spirit,” Carey has attached her name to several Mariah Carey Holiday Bars, which will be popping up around the country.

Mariah Carey, London, 1990. (Photo by Neil Libbert/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Mariah Carey performs onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)NEW ORLEANS, LA - JULY 02:  Singer Mariah Carey performs on stage during the 2016 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca Cola at the Louisiana Superdome on July 2, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2016 Essence Festival)MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 06: Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)NEW YORK CITY - MARCH 1:  In this handout image provided by Disney Parks, singer Mariah Carey joins Walt Disney Company President and CEO Robert A. Iger (right), Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Thomas O. Staggs and Mickey Mouse for the christening of the newest ship of Disney Cruise Line, the Disney Fantasy, in New York City, on March 1, 2012. In a maritime tradition, the award-winning recording artist served as godmother for the 4,000-passenger Disney Fantasy, which sails to her home port of Port Canaveral, Fla. later this month to begin seven-night cruises to the Caribbean and Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. (Photo by Matt Stroshane/Disney Parks via Getty Images)MONTE CARLO,MONACO, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 09:  Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon pose as they leave the World Music Awards 2008 at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club on November 9, 2008 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.  (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)LONDON - APRIL 01:  Mariah Carey arrives at Selfridges to sign copies of her new single 'Touch My Body' on April 1, 2008 in London, England.  (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)(GERMANY OUT) Die amerikanische Popsängerin Mariah Carey mit Zöpfen. Undatiertes Foto. (Photo by Siemoneit/ullstein bild via Getty Images)391767 09: Singer Mariah Carey greets fans July 11, 2001 as she leaves the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge, London. (Photo by Sion Touhig/Getty Images)HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 05:  Singer Mariah Carey (R), with Moroccan Cannon, is honored with Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 5, 2015 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Mariah Carey (Photo by Larry Busacca/WireImage)NEW YORK - DECEMBER 31:  Mariah Carey performs live as the ball is about to drop in Times Square on December 31, 2005 in New York City.  (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 05:  Mariah Carey attends Lee Daniels' WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20:  Singer Mariah Carey performs at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama became the first African-American to be elected to the office of President in the history of the United States.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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